Interpretation of Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Construction Project of Highway
Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Construction Project of Highway(HJ 1358-2024)(Guidelines)have been officially implemented since July 1,2024.The formulation of Guidelines is an important measure to implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council,a necessary requirement to mitigate the adverse ecological and environmental impacts of highway project construction,and a practical need to further standardize the environmental impact assessment management of such projects.This article interpreted and analyzed Guidelines.Firstly,the background and significance of Guidelines were elaborated,emphasizing the impact of highway construction on the environment and the importance of protecting ecosystems and residents′rights.Secondly,the research status and development trends of environmental impact assessment for highway construction projects at home and abroad were analyzed.Then,the focus was on introducing the requirements of Guidelines for environmental comparison and selection of overall site and route selection schemes,segmented setting of evaluation levels,simplified evaluation of groundwater and soil environments,as well as measures for noise pollution prevention and control.Finally,the compilation ideas and characteristics of Guidelines were summarized,emphasizing their ecological priority,green and low-carbon concepts,and proposing the focus of follow-up work,including publicity and training,implementation effect evaluation,etc.