2              Contract INFORMATION

Background

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:

 

·           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;

·           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;

·           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

·           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.

Contract Organisation

2.6         Different parties with different levels of involvement in the Contract organization include:

Ÿ   Supervising Officer’s Representative (SOR) – Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited (ARUP)

Ÿ   Contractor –Dragages -China Harbour-VSL JV   (DCVJV)

Ÿ   Environmental Team (ET) – 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.

Construction Programme

 

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 at ML5 commence.

(b)     E&M ducting installation at ML18 and ML19.

(c)      Installation of precast parapets between P109 to P114 is in progress. The Progress is as follows.

Item

Number in this month

Cumulative No. of Precast Parapet Completed

(up to end of month)

Parapet Casting

132

416

Parapet Installation

146

149

Land Viaduct (P85 to Abutment at SHT) & Marine Viaduct (P81 - P84)

(a)    P82R - Removal of filled platform at P82R is in progress.

(b)     P115 & P114 interface area - Reinstatement of slope area temporarily hold for drainage and reinstatement detailing.

(c)      Construction of longitudinal stitching between P110 to P114 (in-situ) and P109 to P107 (planking) is in progress.

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

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)

P2, P4

All completed

40 (P1 - P16, P21-P44)

Completion

(i.e. completed installation of pier head unit)

P2, P4

All completed

40 (P1 - P16, P21-P44)

Vertical Tendons Stressed

P4, P5, P12

39 (P1, P3 -P16, P21-P44)

Grouting Vertical Tendons

P4, P5, P6, P12

39 (P1, P3 - P16, P21-P44)

Pier Head Concrete

P1, P9, P10, P11

32 (P1, P9-P11, P13-P16, P21-P44)

 

In-situ Double Blade Column Construction

(a)      All in-situ double blade columns were completed. Progress in this reporting period is as follows.

Pier Location

Side

Progress

P75

L

2nd lift, 3rd lift and 4th lift (pierhead) cast on 6, 18 and 28 June 2016 respectively

R

2nd lift and 3rd lift (pierhead) cast on 31 May and 13 June 2016 respectively

 

Deck Erection

(a)      Segment erection in June 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)*

P85, P86 and P87

50

976

Launching Gantry 2

(LG2)

P21, P22 and P23

56

1084

Lifting Frames 1

(LF1) and Hanger Beam (HB)

P17, P18, P71, P72, P73 and P76

90

363

Lifting Frames 3

(LF3)

P57R&L, P58R&L and P61L

62

534

Typical Span SOP

P15 and P14

8

188

Long Span SOP

P80

4

64

          *  includes  crane erection for P109

 

External Prestressing Tendon Installation

 

Viaduct

Activities

Quantities

Unit

Done %

 

ML19C

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

47.55

12

9.42

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML19R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

48.65

12

9.64

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML19L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

46.91

12

9.29

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML18R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

77.90

18

15.38

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML18L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

76.40

18

15.08

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML17R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

63.09

16

12.44

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML17L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

62.86

16

12.39

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML16R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

56.69

15

9.91

T

U

M3

100%

100%

78%

 

ML16L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

87.34

18

17.2

T

U

M3

100%

100%

70%

 

ML07R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

129.58

32

25.59

T

U

M3

26

17%

0%

 

ML07L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

140.43

32

27.76

T

U

M3

24%

16%

0%

 

ML06R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

113.04

24

22.35

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML06L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

113.04

24

22.35

T

U

M3

100%

100%

100%

 

ML05R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

113.68

24

22.48

T

U

M3

100%

100%

30%

 

ML05L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

112.39

24

22.22

T

U

M3

100%

100%

70%

 

ML04R

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

113.04

24

22.35

T

U

M3

30%

30%

0%

 

ML04L

Threading

Stressing

Grouting

113.04

24

22.35

T

U

M3

30%

30%

0%

 

Precast Segment

(a)      Segment Casting:

-            Production affected by inclement weather:  7 days.

-            New CH3 & 4 moulds no.34, 35 & 36 at Line 0 assembling were completed. All new moulds at Line 0 commenced production.

-            2 nos. new CH5 & 1 no. of B* mould are being assembled It is anticipated to commence casting works in early July and end of June 2016 respectively.

Item

Number in this reporting period

Cumulative No. of Precast Segment Completed

(up to 28th of each month)

Segment Cast

251

4432

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

157

A4

0

 

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: 54 trips.

-      Cumulative number of deck segment deliveries: 649 trips.

Segment Types

Segment Delivered in this reporting period

Cumulative No. of Precast Segment Delivered

(up to 28th of each month)

A

117

1,653

B

0

6

C

114

454

D

22

162

E

67

987

 

(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.

Status of Environmental Licences, Notification and Permits

 

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 – P68: GW-RS1345-15

10/12/2015(19:00)

09/06/2016(24:00)

Expired

P101 – P114: GW-RS1343-15

31/12/2015(19:00)

30/06/2016(05:30)

Cancelled on 1 June 2016

P75 – P80: GW-RS1431-15

01/01/2016 (00:00)

30/06/2016 (24:00)

Cancelled on 20 June 2016

P69 – P74: GW-RS1476-15

12/01/2016 (19:00)

11/07/2016 (24:00)

Cancelled on 20 June 2016

P81 – P83: GW-RS0047-16

30/01/2016 (00:00)

29/07/2016 (24:00)

Cancelled on 17 June 2016

Portion A: GW-RS0108-16

23/02/2016 (19:00)

22/08/2016 (23:00)

Valid

P81 – P115: GW-RS0308-16

29/03/2016 (19:00)

28/09/2016 (24:00)

Cancelled on 17 June 2016

P101 – P114 & Southeast Quay: GW-RS0536-16

01/06/2016 (19:00)

30/11/2016 (05:30)

Valid

P0 – P68 GW-RS0560-16

10/06/2016 (00:00)

09/12/2016 (24:00)

Valid

P68 – P69 & P79 – P83:

GW-RS0604-16

17/06/2016 (01:30)

16/09/2016 (07:00)

Valid

P84 – P115: GW-RS0627-16

17/06/2016 (19:00)

16/12/2016 (24:00)

Valid

P69 – P83: GW-RS0649-16

20/06/2016 (19:00)

19/12/2016 (24:00)

Valid

Notification pursuant to Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

345773

04/06/2012

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 – 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