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The Bishkek-Kara-Balta section of the project road under the Loan3056/Grant0366-KGZ: CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek -Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4 is being improved. Road construction is ongoing and the Ministry of Transport and Roads (MOTR) of the Kyrgyz Republic is the executing agency for the project. The project has been characterized by some construction-induced damage to residential and other structures that are adjacent to the roads right of way. This damage observed to date has resulted in complaints from people residing in these structures, and a consequent impact on construction progress due to the adoption of less damaging construction methods, primarily the prohibition of the use by the contractor of vibrating roller equipment. Due to concern over the additional time required to complete the project without this equipment, and the related additional costs that will be incurred, ADB will assist with (i) undertaking a study to quantify to the extent possible the potential impacts and costs that might arise from reverting to the original construction approach, specifically the use of vibrating compaction equipment; and (ii) financing such study as the available funds under the ongoing project are insufficient. These impacts could be both physical, such as damage to structures, and social safeguards related, including the temporary relocation of households occupying structures that could be damaged.
It is proposed to promptly respond to the MOTRs request. The proposed SS-TRTA will finance a study to undertake (i) an assessment of existing structures adjacent to the project road that likely to be affected by this reversion to the vibrating equipment approach; and (ii) costing of measures to mitigate the potential resulting damage to structures and social safeguards impacts. The structures assessment will draw on a comprehensive vibration impact assessment recently undertaken by a specialist company under the project supervision consultants contract. The study will consider the following possibilities as all can occur if reverting to the original construction approach (i) cosmetic and structural damages from vibration, and (ii) temporary relocation of households occupying structures that might be damaged.
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