Fier and Vlore bypass roads

Purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

The project involves co-financing, with EIB, of (i) the construction of a 22km bypass in the city of Fier, and (ii) the construction of a 29km bypass in the city of Vlore in south-western Albania. The bypasses are key sections of the national road network in Albania and will connect important roads previously co-financed by the EBRD and EIB (the Levan-Tepelene and Levan-Vlore roads). The bypasses will help improve the regional integration, facilitate trade and economic growth, reduce congestion in the cities of Fier and Vlore alongside supporting tourism development in southern Albania.

The Fier Bypass component has been approved by the EBRD Board on 22 November 2011. The Vlore Bypass component is scheduled to be presented to the EBRD Board on 29 October 2013.

The Italian Government and the European Commission (EC) have provided grant funds for the preparation of the detailed design and works supervision. The works will be co-financed with EIB and EC IPA grants.

The Client is the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (“MPWT”) which has the overall responsibility for the organisation and management of the transport sector in Albania.

The Executing Agency is the Albanian Road Authority (“ARA”) within MPWT. ARA is an autonomous roads agency, outside of the Government of Albania, established following the transformation of the General Roads Directorate. ARA is a public enterprise run on commercial principles, with maintenance contracted out to the private sector.

Transition impact of the project stems from the Preparation of a National Sustainable Transport Study, Implementation of MIS within ARA, use of performance based maintenance contracts.

There is a project summary document available for this project.

ESIA Summary

Fier Bypass

Non-technical summary (586KB - PDF)
Stakeholder Engagement Plan (874KB - PDF)
Environmental and Social Action Plan (353KB - PDF)
Executive Summary (194KB - PDF)

Vlora Bypass (Disclosure date: 20 June 2013)

Environmental and Social Action Plan (383KB - PDF)
Non-technical summary (348KB - PDF)
Stakeholder Engagement Plan (860KB - PDF)
Resettlement Action Plan (1MB - PDF)

Full ESIA availability

Full ESIA documentation is available locally at:
EBRD Headquarters in London, environmentandsocial@ebrd.com

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Albanian Road Authority,
Sami Frasheri st. no 33,
Tirana, Albania,
Attn: Diana Gumeni, Project Manager, Environmental Department Tel: +355 4 2431226

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For the Fier Bypass ESIA:

Fier Regional Office of ARA
Attn. Lefterie Sula, Specialist
Tel: +355 69 6632577

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For the Vlore Bypass ESIA:

Vlore Regional Office of ARA
Attn. Geron Gunbardhi, Director
Tel: +355 3323 7932

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EBRD Resident Office
Abdi Toptani st,
Torre Drin,
4th Floor Tirana,
Albania

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Client website

Enquiries

Environmental or social enquiries:
General Roads Directorate,
Sami Frasheri no 33, Tirana, Albania,
Attn: Elfiori Zotaj, Environmental Specialist,

Tel: +355 4 2233 711