Interactive Bridge Toolkit
Environmental Issues for Road and Bridges
(1) Physical Environment and Land
- Change in Land Use and Loss of Productive Soil
- Landslides, Slope Destabilization and Soil Erosion
- Management and Operation of Quarries and Borrow Pits
- Spoil and Construction Waste Disposal
- Water Flow Diversion
- Groundwater Flow Modification
- Pollution of Water Resources
- Change in River Regime
- Contamination of Soil
- Stone Crushing Plant
- Stockpiling of Materials
- Air and Noise Pollution
- Explosive, Combustible, and Toxic Materials Management
- Use of Bitumen if any
- Work Camp Location and Management
- Labour Camp Location and Operation
- Clearing of Forest and Habitat Disturbance or Loss
- Habitat Fragmentation and Barrier to Wildlife Movement Corridor
- Disturbance of Biodiversity and Wildlife
- Damage of Aquatic Habitats
(3) Socio-Economic Environs
- Loss of Productive Land
- Land and Property Acquisition, Compensation, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
- Disruption of Community Structure and Livelihood
- Conflict in or with nearby Host Communities
- Impacts on Vulnerable Indigenous People and Dalits
- Damages of Community Infrastructures
- Occupational Health and Safety of Workers
- Affect on Cultural and Historical Assets
- Affect on Landscape Aesthetics