EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 10th Quarterly 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 performed in the period between June and August 2015.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

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

Table I            Summary Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Period

 

Parameter(s)

Monitoring Date(s)

1-hr TSP Monitoring

3rd, 9th, 15th, 19th, 25th and 30th June 2015

6th, 10th, 16th, 22nd and 28th July 2015

3rd, 7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31st August 2015

24-hr TSP Monitoring

Noise Monitoring

4th, 10th, 16th and 26th June 2015

7th, 17th, 23rd and 29th July 2015

4th, 14th, 20th and 26th August 2015

Water Quality Monitoring

1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 26th and 29th June 2015

2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 27th, 29th and 31st July 2015

3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th, 28th and 31st August 2015

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

9th and 18th June 2015

6th and 28th July 2015

18th and 26th August 2015

Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring

3rd  and 11th June 2015

6th  and 16th July 2015

13th  and 21st August 2015

Environmental Site Inspection

4th, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June 2015

7th, 14th, 21st and 28th July 2015

4th, 11th, 18th and 25th August 2015

Archaeological Site Inspection

23rd June 2015

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

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

Table II          Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Period

 

Environmental Monitoring

Parameter

No. of Exceedance

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

24-hr TSP

0

0

0

0

Noise

Leq(30min)

0

0

0

0

Water Quality

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)

0

0

0

0

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)

0

0

0

0

Turbidity

0

0

0

0

Suspended Solids (SS)

5

6

0

0

Dolphin Monitoring

Line-transect Vessel Surveys

0

0

0

0

 

4.              Environmental monitoring works were performed in the reporting period and all monitoring results were checked and reviewed.  The details of each exceedance were attached in the Monthly EM&A Reports.

Complaint Log

 

5.              One environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

6.              No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting period.

Reporting Changes

 

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

Future Key Issues

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

WA4

Ÿ   Fabrication of lifting frames

Ÿ   Deliveries of frame structures

 

WA7

Ÿ   Fabrication of cofferdam frame structures

Ÿ   Maintenance  of Reverse Circulation Drill (RCD) equipment

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Ÿ   Inter-face coring tests

Ÿ   Full depth coring test

Ÿ   Sonic test

Ÿ   Grouting work

Ÿ   Casing installation

Ÿ   Installation of sheetpiles on cofferdam

Ÿ   RCD excavation

 

Pile Cap Construction:

Ÿ   Installation of precast cap shells

Ÿ   Concreting

Ÿ   Kingpost installation and associated steel welding works

Ÿ   Concreting trimming

Ÿ   Rock excavation

Ÿ   Steel Fixing works of pile cap

 

Works with Cofferdam:

Ÿ   Installation of waling strut

Ÿ   Installation of sheet pile

Ÿ   Installation of temporary working platform

Ÿ   Installation of shear pin

Ÿ   Installation of bored pile casing

Ÿ   Excavation works and casting of concrete plug

Ÿ   Dewatering works and sealing works

Ÿ   Additional welding

 

Column Construction:

Ÿ   Lifting works

Ÿ   Lift concreting

Ÿ   Pier head works

Ÿ   Pier head concreting

 

 

Precast Column Erection

Ÿ   Installation of base units and precast units

Ÿ   Stressing of vertical nailing tendons

 

Deck Erection

Ÿ   Setting up of equipment

Ÿ   Segment erection

 

Precast Segment

Ÿ   Segment casting

 

Land Viaduct (P81 to Abutment at Scenic Hill Tunnel (SHT))

Ÿ   ELS excavation

Ÿ   excavation works and waling installation

Ÿ   Pile cap work

Ÿ   Falsework erection

Ÿ   soffit formwork

Ÿ   Removal of steel bracket system

Ÿ   Steel fixing

Ÿ   Concreting

Ÿ   Removal of formwork

Ÿ   Casting of Portal

Ÿ   Erection of steel bracket system