Contract No. HY/2011/03

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road

Section between Scenic Hill and Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly EM&A Report No.31 (April 2015)

                                                                                                     

15 May 2015

 

Revision 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Contractor                                                                                                                     Designer

 

 

 


 

 

Contents

Executive Summary

1....... Introduction.. 1

1.1                          Basic Project Information. 1

1.2                          Project Organisation. 2

1.3                          Construction Programme. 2

1.4                          Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Month. 2

2....... Air Quality Monitoring.. 4

2.1                          Monitoring Requirements. 4

2.2                          Monitoring Equipment 4

2.3                          Monitoring Locations. 4

2.4                          Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration. 5

2.5                          Monitoring Methodology. 5

2.6                          Monitoring Schedule for the Reporting Month. 7

2.7                          Monitoring Results. 7

3....... Noise Monitoring.. 9

3.1                          Monitoring Requirements. 9

3.2                          Monitoring Equipment 9

3.3                          Monitoring Locations. 9

3.4                          Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration. 9

3.5                          Monitoring Methodology. 10

3.6                          Monitoring Schedule for the Reporting Month. 10

3.7                          Monitoring Results. 11

4....... Water Quality Monitoring.. 12

4.1                          Monitoring Requirements. 12

4.2                          Monitoring Equipment 13

4.3                          Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration. 13

4.4                          Monitoring Locations. 13

4.5                          Monitoring Methodology. 14

4.6                          Monitoring Schedule for the Reporting Month. 15

4.7                          Monitoring Results. 15

5....... Dolphin Monitoring.. 17

5.1                          Monitoring Requirements. 17

5.2                          Monitoring Methodology. 17

5.3                          Monitoring Results. 19

5.4                          Reference. 21

6....... Environmental Site Inspection and Audit 22

6.1                          Site Inspection. 22

6.2                          Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status. 24

6.3                          Environmental Licenses and Permits. 24

6.4                          Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures. 24

6.5                          Summary of Exceedances of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit 25

6.6                          Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution. 25

7....... Future Key Issues. 26

7.1                          Construction Programme for the Coming Months. 26

7.2                          Environmental Monitoring Schedule for the Coming Month. 26

8....... Conclusions. 27

8.1                          Conclusions. 27

 

 

Figures

 

Figure 1.1        Location of the Site

Figure 2.1         Environmental Monitoring Stations

                           

Appendices

Appendix A       Environmental Management Structure

Appendix B       Construction Programme

Appendix C       Calibration Certificates

Appendix D       Monitoring Schedule

Appendix E       Monitoring Data and Graphical Plots

Appendix F       Event and Action Plan

Appendix G      Wind Data

Appendix H       Dolphin Monitoring Results

Appendix I         Waste Flow Table

Appendix J        Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Appendix K       Environmental Licenses and Permits  

Appendix L      Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures  

Appendix M      Record of ¡§Notification of Summons and Prosecutions¡¨

Appendix N       Location of Works Areas

 


Executive Summary

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) serves to connect the HZMB Main Bridge at the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Boundary and the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) located at the north eastern waters of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

The HKLR project has been separated into two contracts. They are Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road-Section between Scenic Hill and Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (hereafter referred to as the Contract) and Contract No. HY/2011/09 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road-Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill.

China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd. was awarded by Highways Department as the Contractor to undertake the construction works of Contract No. HY/2011/03.  The main works of the Contract include land tunnel at Scenic Hill, tunnel underneath Airport Road and Airport Express Line, reclamation and tunnel to the east coast of the Airport Island, at-grade road connecting to the HKBCF and highway works of the HKBCF within the Airport Island and in the vicinity of the HKLR reclamation.  The Contract is part of the HKLR Project and HKBCF Project, these projects are considered to be ¡§Designated Projects¡¨, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap 499) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports (Register No. AEIAR-144/2009 and AEIAR-145/2009) were prepared for the Project.  The current Environmental Permit (EP) EP-352/2009/D for HKLR and EP-353/2009/H for HKBCF were issued on 22 December 2014 and 19 January 2015, respectively. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. The construction phase of Contract was commenced on 17 October 2012.

BMT Asia Pacific Limited has been appointed by the Contractor to implement the Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A) programme for the Contract in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKLR (Version 1.0) and will be providing environmental team services to the Contract.

This is the thirty-first Monthly EM&A report for the Contract which summaries the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 to 30 April 2015.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

The monthly EM&A programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKLR (Version 1.0).  A summary of the monitoring activities in this reporting month is listed below:

1-hr TSP Monitoring

2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and 29 April 2015

24-hr TSP Monitoring

1, 8, 13, 17, 23 and 28 April 2015

Noise Monitoring

8, 14, 20 and 29 April 2015

Water Quality Monitoring

1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29 April 2015

Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring

8, 10, 17 and 22 April 2015

Site Inspection

1, 8, 15, 22 and 30 April 2015

Due to boat availability issue, the dolphins monitoring was rescheduled from 14 April 2015 to 10 April 2015.

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels                                                                               

A summary of environmental exceedances for this reporting month is as follows:


 

Environmental Monitoring

Parameters

Action Level (AL)

Limit Level (LL)

Air Quality

1-hr TSP

0

0

24-hr TSP

0

0

Noise

Leq (30 min)

0

0

Water Quality

Suspended solids level (SS)

0

0

Turbidity level

0

0

Dissolved oxygen level (DO)

0

0

 

Complaint Log

There were two complaints received in relation to the environmental impacts during the reporting period.

A summary of environmental complaints for this reporting month is as follows:

Environmental Complaint No.

Date of Complaint Received

Description of Environmental Complaints

COM-2015-066

8 April 2015

Air Quality

COM-2015-068

10 April 2015

Noise

Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions

There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during this reporting month.

Reporting Changes

This report has been developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the subsequent EM&A reports as required by the Updated EM&A Manual for HKLR (Version 1.0). 

The proposal for the change of Action Level and Limit Level for suspended solid and turbidity was approved by EPD on 25 March 2013.

The revised Event and Action Plan for dolphin Monitoring was approved by EPD on 6 May 2013.

The original monitoring station at IS(Mf)9 (Coordinate- East:813273, North 818850) was observed inside the perimeter silt curtain of Contract HY/2010/02 on 1 July 2013, as such the original impact water quality monitoring location at IS(Mf)9 was temporarily shifted outside the silt curtain.  As advised by the Contractor of HY/2010/02 in August 2013, the perimeter silt curtain was shifted to facilitate safe anchorage zone of construction barges/vessels until end of 2013 subject to construction progress.  Therefore, water quality monitoring station IS(Mf)9 was shifted to 813226E and 818708N since 1 July 2013.  According to the water quality monitoring team¡¦s observation on 24 March 2014, the original monitoring location of IS(Mf)9 was no longer enclosed by the perimeter silt curtain of Contract HY/2010/02. Thus, the impact water quality monitoring works at the original monitoring location of IS(Mf)9 has been resumed since 24 March 2014.

Future Key Issues

The future key issues include potential noise, air quality, water quality and ecological impacts and waste management arising from the following construction activities to be undertaken in the upcoming month:

¡P       Dismantling/trimming of Temporary 40mm Stone Platform for Construction of Seawall at Portion X;

¡P       Filling Works behind Stone Platform at Portion X;

¡P       Construction of Seawall at Portion X;

¡P       Loading and Unloading Filling Material at Portion X;

¡P       Temporary Stone Platform Construction at Portion X;

¡P       Sheet Piling at Portion X;

¡P       Excavation and Lateral Support Works at Scenic Hill Tunnel (Cut & Cover Tunnel) at Portion X;

¡P       Socket H-Piling work at Scenic Hill Tunnel (Cut & Cover Tunnel) at Portion X;

¡P       Excavation Works for HKBCF to Airport Tunnel at Portion X;

¡P       Socket H-Piling work for HKBCF to Airport Tunnel East (Cut &Cover Tunnel) at Portion X;

¡P       Works for Diversion of Airport Road;

¡P       Pre-grouting and Pipe Piling Works for Airport Express Line Access Shafts at Airport Express Line;

¡P       Utilities Detection at Airport Road / Airport Express Line/ East Coast Road;

¡P       Establishment of Site Access at Airport Road / Airport Express Line/East Coast Road;

¡P       Canopy Pipe Drilling underneath Airport Express Line;

¡P       Excavation and Lateral Support Works at shaft 3 extension north shaft & south shaft at Kwo Lo Wan Road;

¡P       Excavation and Lateral Support Works for HKBCF to Airport Tunnel West (Cut & Cover Tunnel) at Airport Road;

¡P       Utility Culvert Excavation at Portion Y;

¡P       Highway Operation and Maintenance Area Building Foundation Works at Portion Y;

¡P       Excavation for Scenic Hill Tunnel at West Portal; and

¡P       Ventilation Building Foundation Works at West Portal.

 


1        Introduction

1.1                 Basic Project Information

1.1.1       The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) serves to connect the HZMB Main Bridge at the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Boundary and the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) located at the north eastern waters of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

1.1.2       The HKLR project has been separated into two contracts.  They are Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road-Section between Scenic Hill and Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (hereafter referred to as the Contract) and Contract No. HY/2011/09 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road-Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill.

1.1.3       China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd. was awarded by Highways Department (HyD) as the Contractor to undertake the construction works of Contract No. HY/2011/03.  The Contract is part of the HKLR Project and HKBCF Project, these projects are considered to be ¡§Designated Projects¡¨, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap 499) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports (Register No. AEIAR-144/2009 and AEIAR-145/2009) were prepared for the Project.  The current Environmental Permit (EP) EP-352/2009/D for HKLR and EP-353/2009/H for HKBCF were issued on 22 December 2014 and 19 January 2015, respectively. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. The construction phase of Contract was commenced on 17 October 2012.  Figure 1.1 shows the project site boundary. The works areas are shown in Appendix N.

1.1.4       The Contract includes the following key aspects:

¡P                     New reclamation along the east coast of the approximately 23 hectares.

¡P                     Tunnel of Scenic Hill (Tunnel SHT) from Scenic Hill to the new reclamation, of approximately 1km in length with three (3) lanes for the east bound carriageway heading to the HKBCF and four (4) lanes for the westbound carriageway heading to the HZMB Main Bridge.

¡P                     An abutment of the viaduct portion of the HKLR at the west portal of Tunnel SHT and associated road works at the west portal of Tunnel SHT.

¡P                     An at grade road on the new reclamation along the east coast of the HKIA to connect with the HKBCF, of approximately 1.6 km along dual 3-lane carriageway with hard shoulder for each bound.

¡P                     Road links between the HKBCF and the HKIA including new roads and the modification of existing roads at the HKIA, involving viaducts, at grade roads and a Tunnel HAT.

¡P                     A highway operation and maintenance area (HMA) located on the new reclamation, south of the Dragonair Headquarters Building, including the construction of buildings, connection roads and other associated facilities.

¡P                     Associated civil, structural, building, geotechnical, marine, environmental protection, landscaping, drainage and sewerage, tunnel and highway electrical and mechanical works, together with the installation of street lightings, traffic aids and sign gantries, water mains and fire hydrants, provision of facilities for installation of traffic control and surveillance system (TCSS), reprovisioning works of affected existing facilities, implementation of transplanting, compensatory planting and protection of existing trees, and implementation of an environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) program.

1.1.5       This is the thirty-first Monthly EM&A report for the Contract which summarizes the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 to 30 April 2015.

1.1.6       BMT Asia Pacific Limited has been appointed by the Contractor to implement the EM&A programme for the Contract in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKLR (Version 1.0) for HKLR and will be providing environmental team services to the Contract.  ENVIRON Hong Kong Ltd. was employed by HyD as the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) and Environmental Project Office (ENPO) for the Project.  The project organization with regard to the environmental works is as follows.

1.2                Project Organisation

1.2.1       The project organization structure and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure is shown in Appendix A.  The key personnel contact names and numbers are summarized in Table 1.1. 

Table 1.1          Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party

Position

Name

Telephone

Fax

Supervising Officer¡¦s Representative
(Ove Arup & Partners
Hong Kong Limited)

(Chief Resident Engineer, CRE)

Robert Antony Evans

3968 0801

2109 1882

Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker
(Environ Hong Kong Limited)

Environmental Project Office Leader

Y. H. Hui

3465 2888

3465 2899

Independent Environmental Checker

Antony Wong

3465 2888

3465 2899

Contractor
(China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd)

Project Manager

S. Y. Tse

3968 7002