2.1
The proposed Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao
Bridge Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) is 12km long connecting the Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) at the HKSAR Boundary with the Hong Kong
Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) situated at the north eastern waters of
the Hong Kong International Airport, opening a new and direct connection route
between Hong Kong, Macao and the Western Pearl River Delta.
2.2
The HKLR comprises a 9.4km long viaduct
section from the HKSAR boundary to Scenic Hill on the Airport Island; a 1km
tunnel section to the reclamation formed along the east coast of the Airport
Island and a 1.6km long at-grade road section on the reclamation connecting to
the HKBCF. The tunnel section of HKLR will pass under Scenic Hill, Airport Road
and Airport Railway to minimize the environmental and visual impacts to Tung
Chung residents.
2.3
An application (No ESB-110/2003) for an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study Brief under Section 5(1) of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) was submitted by Highways
Department (the Project Proponent) on 8 October 2003 with a Project Profile
(No. No. PP-201/2003) for the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong
Section and North Lantau Highway Connection. The Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao
Bridge Hong Kong Section and North Lantau Highway Connection has subsequently
been renamed as HKLR. EPD issued an
EIA Study Brief (No: ESB-110/2003) in November 2003 to the Project Proponent to
carry out an EIA study.
2.4
An EIA Study (Reg. No. AEIAR-144/2009) has
been undertaken to provide information on nature and extent of environmental
impacts arising from the construction and operation of HKLR. The Environmental
Permit was issued on 4 November 2009 (Permit No. EP-352/2009). Pursuant to
Section 13 of the EIAO, the Director of Environmental Protection amends the Environmental
Permit (No. EP-352/2009) based on the Application No. VEP-339/2011 and the
environmental Permit (Permit No. EP-352/2009/A) was issued on 9 November 2011
for HKLR to the Highways Department as the Permit Holder. Subsequently, the
Director of Environmental Protection amends the Environmental Permits (No.
EP-352/2009/A, EP-352/2009/B, EP-352/2009/C) based on the Application No. VEP-409/2013,
VEP-411/2013 and VEP-459/2014 respectively. The environmental Permit (Permit
No. EP-352/2009/D) was then issued on 22 December 2014.
2.5
Figure
1a-d shows
the layout of the Contract and the scope of the Contract works
comprises the following major items:
¡P
a
dual 3-lane carriageway in the form of viaduct from the HKSAR boundary
(connecting with the HZMB Main Bridge) to the Scenic Hill (connecting with the
tunnel under separate Contract No. HY/2011/03), of approximately 9.4km in
length with a hard shoulder for each bound of carriageway and a utilities
trough on the outer edge of each bound of viaducts;
¡P
a grade-separated turnaround facility located
near San Shek Wan, composed of sliproads
in the form of viaduct with single-lane carriageway bifurcated from the HKLR
mainline with an elevated junction above the mainline;
¡P
provision of ancillary facilities including,
but not limited to, meteorological enhancement measures including the
provisioning of anemometers and modification of the wind profiler station at
hillside of Sha Lo Wan, provisioning of a compensatory marine radar, and
provisioning of security systems; and
¡P
associated civil, structural, geotechnical,
marine, environmental protection, landscaping, drainage and highways electrical
and mechanical (E&M) works, street lightings, traffic aids and sign
gantries, marine navigational aids, ship impact protection system, water mains
and fire hydrants, lightning protection system, structural health monitoring
and maintenance management system (SHM&MMS), supervisory control and data
acquisition (SCADA) system, as well as operation and maintenance provisions of
viaducts, provisioning of facilities for installation of traffic control and
surveillance system (TCSS), provisioning of facilities for installation of
telecommunication cables/equipments and reprovisioning works of affected existing
facilities/utilities.
2.6
Different parties with different levels of
involvement in the Contract organization include:
Supervising
Officer¡¦s Representative (SOR) ¡V Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
(ARUP)
Contractor ¡VDragages -China Harbour-VSL
JV (DCVJV)
Environmental
Team (ET) ¡V Cinotech Consultants Ltd. (Cinotech)
2.7
The proposed project organization and lines
of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure
are shown in Figure 2. The key
personnel contact names and numbers are summarized in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1 Key
Contacts of the Contract
Party |
Position |
Position |
Phone No. |
Fax No. |
SOR (ARUP) |
CRE |
Mr.
Michael Chan |
3767 5803 |
3767 5922 |
Mr. Colin
Meadows |
3767 5801 |
|||
ENPO/IEC (Ramboll Environ) |
Environmental
Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y. H Hui |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
Independent
Environmental Checker |
Mr.
Antony Wong |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
Contractor (DCVJV) |
Deputy
Project Director |
Mr. W.K
Poon |
3121 6638 |
3121 6688 |
Environmental
Officer |
Mr. CHU
Chung Sing |
3121 6672 |
||
24-hour
Hotline |
-- |
6898 6161 |
-- |
|
ET (Cinotech) |
Environmental
Team Leader |
Dr.
Priscilla Choy |
2151 2089 |
3107 1388 |
2.8
Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited (Ramboll Environ) is employed by the Highways
Department as the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) and Environmental
Project Office (ENPO) for the Project.
2.9
A copy of Contractor¡¦s construction programme
is provided in Appendix A.
Summary of Construction
Works Undertaken During Reporting Month
2.10 The major site activities
undertaken in the reporting month included:
Ancillary and Associated
Facilities
(a)
E&M installation from ML16 to ML19 is in
progress.
(b)
E&M installation at ML6 is in progress.
(c)
Preparation works for installation of precast
parapets between P106 to P115 is in progress.
Land Viaduct (P85
to Abutment at SHT) & Marine Viaduct (P81 - P84)
(a)
P82R - Removal of filled platform at P82R is
in progress.
(b)
P83R - Removal of filled platform at P83R was
completed.
(c)
P115 interface area - Reinstatement of slope
area is in progress.
(d)
Construction of longitudinal stitching between
P110 and P114 is in progress.
Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)
Pile Cap
Construction
(a)
All pile cap
construction was completed with last submerged pile cap P75L cast on 30 April
16.
Precast Column Erection
Description |
Pier Location (in this reporting period) |
Cumulative No. of Gridline (up to 28th of each month) |
Commencement
(i.e.
starting from 1st precast
unit) |
Nil |
38 (P1, P3, P5-P16, P21-P44) |
Completion (i.e. completed installation of pier head unit) |
Nil |
38 (P1, P3, P5 -P16, P21-P44) |
Vertical Tendons Stressed |
P1, P3, P6, P9, P10 |
36 (P1, P3, P6-P11, P13-P16, P21-P44) |
Grouting Vertical Tendons |
P1, P3, P9, P10, P15 |
35 (P1, P3, P7-P11, P13-P16, P21-P44) |
Pier Head Concrete |
P13, P15 |
28 (P13-P16, P21-P44) |
In-situ Double Blade Column Construction
(a)
All in-situ double
blade columns were completed except P75. Progress
in this reporting period is as follows.
Pier Location |
Side |
Progress |
P68 |
L |
Pierhead cast on 18 May 2016 |
R |
Pierhead cast on 10 May 2016 |
|
P75 |
L |
1st
lift cast on 24 May 2016 and 2nd lift in progress |
R |
1st
lift cast on 17 May 2016 and 2nd lift in progress |
Deck Erection
(a)
Segment erection in
May 2016:
Type |
Location of Segments erected
in this reporting period |
Number of Segments erected in
this reporting period |
Cumulative No. of Segments
erected (up to 28th of each month) |
Launching Gantry 1 (LG1)* |
P86, P87, P88 and P89 |
74 |
926 |
Launching Gantry 2 (LG2) |
P23,
P24, P25 and P26 |
146 |
1028 |
Lifting Frames 1 (LF1) and Hanger Beam (HB) |
P17,
P18, P19, P71, P73 and P76 |
88 |
273 |
Lifting Frames 3 (LF3) |
P51L,
P52R&L, 53R&L, P56R&L, 61R and P62L |
70 |
472 |
Typical Span SOP |
P16,
P21, P58 and P59 |
16 |
180 |
Long Span SOP |
P79 |
6 |
60 |
* includes crane erection for P109
Precast Segment
(a)
Segment Casting:
-
Production affected
by inclement weather: 5.75 days.
-
New CH2 moulds no. 37
at Line 0 assembling completed.
-
The second 250T
gantry at Line 0 assembling completed, last portion of piling in progress and
scheduled to be completed by the end of this month.
Item |
Number in this reporting
period |
Cumulative No. of Precast Segment
Completed (up to 28th of each month) |
Segment Cast |
230 |
4181 |
Remarks: Cumulative no. excludes 7 nos. of
damaged segment due to toppled incident at the casting yard.
(b)
Off-site Storage:
Area |
No. in Off-site Storage |
A1 |
0 |
A2 |
0 |
A3 |
187 |
A4 |
38(L/S) |
Delivery for Precast Concrete Elements (by barge)
(a)
Precast Deck Segments:
- Number of barges engaged in this period: 19.
- Number of deck segment deliveries in
this period: 58 trips.
- Cumulative number of deck segment
deliveries: 595 trips.
Segment Types |
Segment Delivered in this
reporting period |
Cumulative No. of Precast
Segment Delivered (up to 28th of each month) |
A |
153 |
1,536 |
B |
2 |
6 |
C |
76 |
340 |
D |
19 |
140 |
E |
54 |
920 |
(a)
Temporary storage of
long span segments:
-
The last long span storage barge departed from Zhongshan
port in mid-April. Since that time one barge has remained engaging in moving
long span segments within the site from the temporary storage areas (on pile
caps and dolphins) to the required erection locations.
2.11
A summary of the
relevant permits, licences, and/or notifications on environmental protection
for this Contract is presented in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2 Status
of Environmental Licences, Notification and Permits
Permit / License No. |
Valid Period |
Status |
|
From |
To |
||
Environmental
Permit (EP) |
|||
EP-352/2009/D |
22/12/2014 |
N/A |
Valid |
Consruction Noise Permit (CNP) |
|||
P0 ¡V P68:
GW-RS1345-15 |
10/12/2015(19:00) |
09/06/2016(24:00) |
Valid |
P101 ¡V P114:
GW-RS1343-15 |
31/12/2015(19:00) |
30/06/2016(05:30) |
Valid |
P75 ¡V P80: GW-RS1431-15 |
01/01/2016 (00:00) |
30/06/2016 (24:00) |
Valid |
P69 ¡V P74: GW-RS1476-15 |
12/01/2016 (19:00) |
11/07/2016 (24:00) |
Valid |
P81 ¡V P83:
GW-RS0047-16 |
30/01/2016 (00:00) |
29/07/2016 (24:00) |
Valid |
Portion
A: GW-RS0108-16 |
23/02/2016 (19:00) |
22/08/2016 (23:00) |
Valid |
P81 ¡V
P115: GW-RS0308-16 |
29/03/2016 (19:00) |
28/09/2016 (24:00) |
Valid |
Notification
pursuant to Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation |
|||
345773 |
N/A |
Receipt
acknowledged by EPD |
|
Billing
Account for Construction Waste Disposal |
|||
A/C# 7015341 (Construction Site) |
11/06/2012 |
N/A |
Valid |
Registration
of Chemical Waste Producer |
|||
WPN 5213-951-D2499-01 |
18/07/2012 |
N/A |
Valid |
Effluent
Discharge License under Water Pollution Control Ordinance |
|||
WA6A(DCVJV site office): WT00014053-2012 |
12/09/2012 |
30/09/2017 |
Valid |
WA6B
(SOR site office):
WT00014447-2012 |
30/10/2012 |
31/10/2017 |
Valid |
WA3: WT00015118-2013 |
30/01/2013 |
31/01/2018 |
Valid |
Portion C: WT00023624-2016 |
17/02/2016 |
28/02/2018 |
Valid |
Portion A: WT00016076-2013 |
21/05/2013 |
31/05/2018 |
Valid |
WA4B: WT00014750-2012 |
12/08/2013 |
31/08/2018 |
Valid |
WA7: WT00015722-2013 |
16/01/2013 |
31/01/2019 |
Valid |
P0 ¡V P80: WT00018203-2014 |
30/01/2013 |
31/01/2019 |
Valid |
P114: WT00018631-2014 |
31/03/2014 |
31/03/2019 |
Valid |
P81-P83: WT00023608-2016 |
01/04/2016 |
31/07/2020 |
Valid |