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As per the World Bank policy on involuntary resettlement, the Government of Liberia (GoL) has decided to: a) prepare Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and, ii) implement measures adequately addressing social and economic risks associated with project. The resettlement preparation and implementation processes for the entire 6.1 km project are divided into two phases. Phase I of the project is covered by the current RAP, which addresses social and economic risks associated with rehabilitation and upgrading of the 2.1km road section from Coca Cola Factory to Red-light intersections. Implementation of phase I of the project’s RAP for the 2.1km road section is expected to be completed by end of September 2018. For Phase II of the project, a separate RAP will be prepared that will address the social and economic risks associated with rehabilitation and upgrading of the 4km road section from Redlight –Du Port Road – SD Cooper Road intersections. Implementation of phase II of the project’s RAP for 4km road section is expected to commence once the addendum is signed by the Contractor and the Government of Liberia upon the clearance of the World Bank, at which time the contractor will mobilize it design team to carry out the design in order to establish the right of way to be affected by the project. This RAP is prepared to address social and economic risks associated with the implementation of the 2.1km road from Coca Cola Factory to Red-light intersection. This RAP is prepared by GoL to solely mitigate social and economic risks associated with the civil works activities of 2.1km road. It does not cover the remaining 4.0km road. The project has three components. Component 1 involves road upgrading activities including: i) site clearing/grubbing, ii) earthworks. iii) Drainage works, and iv) road pavement activities. These activities are expected to impact public and private structures, businesses, tenants, and pettytraders whose livelihoods are dependent on activities carried out within the 75ft right-of-way (RoW) of the 2.1 km of the Coca Cola factory – Red-light intersections. The section within the Red-Light market is been modified to accommodate the petty traders to prevent them from encroaching in 50fts road carriageway. Activities under component 1 are expected to involve civil works that will entail land acquisition and clearing of the RoW to advance the project objective. The specific impact locations have been identified during the conceptual design stage. The conceptual design looked into various design alternatives to avoid and where it was not possible to minimize impacts on people and properties. Various studies including project design conceptual report, socio-economic survey of project affected area, census of affected people and inventory of assets to be affected by component I have been carried out for the entire 6.1 km -Coca Cola factory and ELWA intersection. These studies mainly focused on: i) identification of impacts, ii) census to establish eligibility for entitlement, iii) baseline information on affected building structures and iv) information for designing a feasible resettlement plan. The information gathered was used to determine the applicability of OP 4.12, to the entire project. The cut-off date for collecting baseline information on affected assets was Feb. 12, 2017. Resettlement Action Plan for Redlight to Coca Cola Factory Page 7

This Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was prepared for 2.1 km of the section of the road on the basis of information gathered and potential impacts on livelihoods within Coca Cola Factory – Red-Light corridor. The rapid census re-verification exercise which was conducted from October 1-17, 2017 identified 276 potential PAPs to be directly impacted by the project within the 2.1km of the road. The rapid census re-verification exercise concluded that a total 136 properties of which 3 are public and 133 are private structures (64 shop/store, 24 renters (tenants), 24 landlords and 28 vulnerable people) will be directly impacted by the project while 1,803 petty traders will suffer indirect temporary impacts. It is expected that direct impacts on the 1,803 petty-traders mentioned above will be fully avoided and this RAP has not included compensation amount to petty-traders as direct impact on them is expected to be unlikely. Valuation and verification of assets to be impacted have been completed. The GoL has accepted the assets valuation report and committed to compensating each PAP the full replacement value of his/her affected property. Payment will be done by check to be encashed at the local Bank. Consultation with affected people and other stakeholders has been conducted, in which potential PAPs have been informed about their rights and choices. Focus group discussions and individual consultation have been used to disseminate resettlement/entitlement information and to obtain PAPs’ views. To ensure site hand over to the contractor as scheduled, the GoL agreed that: i) entitlement delivery is fully completed by August 15, 2018, ii) Post compensation payment for RAP audit is expected to be completed by September 15, 2018, iii) affected people will have vacated the impact corridor in an orderly fashion by October 15, 2018 and iv) site is handed over to the contracting entity by October 22, 2018 after completion of compensation payments and without any outstanding or unresolved claims. The GoL has agreed to complete implementation of this RAP between the months of July and September 2018. The GoL confirmed that it has the USD 886,213.55 it needs to pay entitlement and other costs stated in this RAP budget. This amount includes compensation payments for affected public and private structures, business restoration allowances, and assistance to tenants and landlords, provision for post entitlement delivery RAP audit, allocation covering potential expenses related to supervision and monitoring activities, including contingency provision for unforeseen factors. The Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU) under the umbrella of the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and, the Project Financial Management Unit (PFMU) under the umbrella of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MoFDP) are responsible for implementing this Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The IIU/MPW is responsible for the overall implementation of this RAP and the PFMU/MoFDP is responsible for safeguarding RAP’s financial resources including processing and making compensation payments. Each of these institutions have committed to executing their respective roles and responsibilities. To ensure the payments of this RAP, supervision, monitoring and GRM running cost, a total of USD 36,400 have been budgeted. Resettlement Action Plan for Redlight to Coca Cola Factory Page 8

In addition to what is discussed in this section (introduction, description of project and project area), subsequent sections of this document will discuss and present the following key elements of this RAP: 1.2 Socio-economic and census studies. Policy, regulatory and institutional framework, Entitlement and eligibility criteria, Valuation and compensation methods, Resettlement measures, Public participation and consultation, Organizational responsibilities, RAP preparation and implementation timeline, Cost and budget, Monitoring and evaluation. Project Location, Description and Components The project is located in the city of Paynesville in the eastern suburb of Monrovia, Montserrado County (Figure 1). The 2.1km (Coca Cola Factory – Red-Light road) section of the 6.1km road (Coca Cola factory and ELWA junction) is within the jurisdiction of the city of Paynesville. The 2.1km section of the road is populated with diverse forms of business enterprises (petty traders, shops, stores, bars, restaurants, pharmacies and entertainment places). Figure 1.1: Map of the Project Area The proposed 6.1km project has four components. Component I: Design, Rehabilitation and Maintenance of the Road; Component II: Consultant Service, Operating Cost and Training; Component III Road Safety Activities and Right-of-Way (RoW) Preservation; and Component IV: Involuntary Resettlement. Component I: Design, Rehabilitation and Maintenance of the 2.1 km of the 6.1km road will entail the following activities: i) site clearing/grubbing, ii) earthworks, iii) drainage works and, iv) pavement activities. Under this component, private and public structures will be partially or fully Resettlement Action Plan for Redlight to Coca Cola Factory Page 9

impacted, shelters will be lost, businesses will close their operations, tenants will be forced to leave their rental spaces, and disadvantaged people will be adversely impacted. The project is planning to upgrade part of the section of the road to dual carriage road while it plans to maintain part of the section of the road as a single carriage road. The section of the road between Coca Cola Factory and Parker Paint intersection will be a single carriage road and impacts on properties and livelihoods is expected to be minimal. This section of the road is over congested with commercial and vehicular traffic. Petty-traders who are carrying out commercial activities within the RoW will be accommodated within the 75fts RoW behind a fence within 25fts reserved from 75ft RoW for them by GoL. This has been agreed with the GoL. On the other hand, the project is planning to rehabilitate and expand the road from single to dual carriage road from Parker Paint road to Red-Light intersections. Building structures and traders where the dual carriage road will be constructed will be adversely affected. Structures found in the dual carriage corridor will be compensated. Design measures considered to avoid and minimize impacts of land acquisition and livelihoods Design alternatives considered by GoL to avoid and minimize project’s impacts on properties and livelihoods include: i) construction of separate grade/interchange ii) construction of at grade, iii) construction of dual carriage road throughout the 2.1km, and iv) construction of combinations of dual and single carriage roads in portions of the 2.1km of the road as well as construction of fence between the 50fts RoW and the 25fts reserved for trader to keep business and traders within the 25fts reserve area to carry on their commercial activities. Options i, ii, and iii were dismissed due to cost to the project, land requirement and disturbance on livelihoods activities. Option iv, which involves constructing combinations of dual and single carriage roads as well as erecting fence to separate the single carriage way from traders, is believed to offer better scenario in terms of avoiding and minimizing impacts on PAPs and is therefore adopted by the project for advancing the project’s objective. In addition to technical measures considered to avoid and minimize social and economic hardships, the project has: Consulted and obtained the views of petty traders regarding the Government’s proposal to reserve 25fts of the established 75fts RoW for petty-traders in order to enable them continues their trading activities. This proposal has been incorporated into the project design which includes erecting barriers to separate the 25fts area from the edge of the remainder of the 50fts of the established RoW within the single carriage section. Installation/erection of the proposed barriers shall be completed at least one month ahead of commencement of the road civil work. During barriers installation process, representative of petty traders shall be participating and the 25fts reserve areas, agreed with petty traders, on both side of the RoW, shall be adhered. As indicated in the contractor’s terms of reference (ToR) the road rehabilitation works within the 2.1km shall remain within 50ft and 75ft of the single and dual carriage way, respectively, as discussed in the design option section of this RAP. Resettlement Action Plan for Redlight to Coca Cola Factory Page 10

1.3 Realignment must be avoided or minimized as much as possible and where there is an unavoidable need for realignment and expansion, impacts must be evaluated and this RAP will be updated accordingly. There will not be camps, quarry sites and storages within the 6.1km of the entire corridor. It is the responsibility of the contractor to identify and secure storage, quarry sites and borrowing pits. The cost of these sites and borrowing pits shall be covered by the contractor. The GoL shall assist the contractor in verifying the rightful ownership of the land and in processing the documentation. These requirements shall be reflected into the contractor’s contractual agreement. The process will not cause involuntary land take or displacement of squatters. If involuntary displacement is to take place, the Bank’s policy on involuntary resettlement shall apply and the co

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