ANNOUNCMENT for Public hearing on a draft Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for deployment of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on Highway A1 (BC Tabanovce – BC Bogorodica)

The Ministry of Transport and Communications within the Loan Agreement with the World Bank No. IBRD 8929-MK for the Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation Project (WBTTFP) – P162043, prepared a draft Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for deployment of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on highway A1 (Corridor X) (GP Tabanovce – GP Bogorodica).

The draft ESMP is available for public consultations during a period of 14 days (17.03.-31.03.2023), in order for any interested legal or natural person to be able to submit comments and/or suggestions for improving the Plan, in the Format provided on the MoTC Website.

After this period, a Public hearing on the draft ESMP will be held on 04/04/2023 (Tuesday), starting at 11:00 a.m. in the premises of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Meeting room at the 4^th floor) at the following post address:

Ul. “Plostad Crvena Skopska Opstina” no. 4, 1000 Skopje

Republic of North Macedonia

Contact person: Jože Jovanovski, Environmental and Social Expert in the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) within the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

E-mail: joze.jovanovski.piu@mtc.gov.mk and joze.jovanovski.piu@gmail.com

Tel. + 389 (0)2 3145 531

Project Implementation Unit for World Bank Projects

Ministry of Transport and Communications