EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 53rd monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited for the project ¡§Contract No. HY/2011/09 ¡V Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill¡¨ (hereinafter called the ¡§Contract¡¨). This report documents the findings of EM&A Works conducted in June 2017.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

2.              A summary of the monitoring activities in this reporting month is listed in Table I below:

Table I            Summary Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Month

 

Parameter(s)

Date(s)

1-hr TSP Monitoring

1st, 7th, 13th, 19th, 23rd and 29th June 2017

24-hr TSP Monitoring

1st, 7th, 13th, 19th, 23rd and 29th June 2017

Noise Monitoring

8th, 14th, 20th and 26th June 2017

Water Quality Monitoring

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 26th, 28th and 30th June 2017

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

9th and 21st June 2017

Environmental Site Inspection

6th, 15th, 22nd and 27th June 2017

Archaeological Site Inspection

15th June 2017

 

 


Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

3.              Summary of the environmental exceedances of the reporting month is tabulated in Table II.

Table II          Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Month

 

Environmental Monitoring

Parameter

No. of Exceedance

Total No. of Exceedance

No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract

Total No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract

Action Level

Limit Level

Action Level

Limit Level

Air Quality

1-hr TSP

0

0

0

0

0

0

24-hr TSP

0

0

0

0

0

0

Noise

Leq(30min)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Water Quality

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Turbidity

0

0

0

0

0

0

Suspended Solids (SS)

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

1-hour TSP Monitoring

 

4.              All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.  No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

 

24-hour TSP Monitoring

 

5.              All 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.  No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

 

Construction Noise

 

6.              All construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

 


Water Quality

 

7.              All water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month except water quality monitoring during mid-ebb tide on 12th June 2017 which was cancelled due to adverse weather condition (Strong Wind Signal No.3). No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Complaint Log

 

8.              No environmental complaint was received in the reporting month.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

9.              No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting month.

Reporting Changes

 

10.          This report has been developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the subsequent monthly EM&A Report as required by the EM&A Manual for Hong Kong Link Road (EM&A Manual).

Future Key Issues

11.          Major site activities for the coming reporting month will include:

WA4

¡P             Establishment for Asphalt Plant

¡P             Segment lifter and Portal Gantry dismantling

 

Ancillary and Associated Facilities

¡P             Sealing of deck openings and preparation deck surface for waterproofing

¡P             Waterproofing and asphalt laying

¡P             Watermain installation

¡P             Installation of carrier drains

¡P             Installation of precast parapet skins

¡P             Construction of median and side barriers

¡P             Construction of longitudinal stitching

¡P             Erection of sign gantry

¡P             Reinstatement of slope area and drainage works

¡P             Reinstatement of sloping seawall

¡P             CLK South Road realignment

¡P             Laying of asphalt pavement

¡P             Sealing of gantry crane loading opening

 

E&M Works

¡P             E&M installation

¡P             E&M ducting installation

¡P             E&M works inside SHT building

¡P             Street light cables and poles installation

¡P             Cable hanger installation

¡P             Construction of Load Centre

¡P             Pillar box installation

¡P             Installation for TCSS¡¦s CCTV high mast

¡P             Installation for HKPF¡¦s high mast

¡P             Installation for C&ED¡¦s high mast

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

 

Deck Erection

¡P             Segment erection

¡P             Dismantling the remaining LF3

 

External Prestressing Tendon Installation

Internal Prestressing Grouting

Turnaround Facilities

¡P             Steel fixing for longitudinal stitch between box girders

¡P             Strands installation and stressing for extended platforms

¡P             strands installation for stressing

¡P             Casting of stitches between I-beams and box girder

¡P             Strands installation for I-beams

¡P             Assembly of Megashor tower for corner beams

¡P             Erect 4 number of Corner Beams