Contract No: HK/2011/07

 

Wanchai Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass

Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 2)

 

Environmental Permit no. EP-364/2009/B,

Further Evironmental permit nos. fep-01/364/2009, fep-02/364/2009, FEP-03/364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEp-06/364/2009/a, FEP-07/364/2009/A and FEP-08/364/2009/A

 

Monthly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report

 

-  January 2013 -

 

CLIENTS:

PREPARED BY:

 

 

Civil Engineering and Development

Department

 

and

 

Highways Department

 

Lam Geotechnics Limited

 

11/F Centre Point

181-185 Gloucester Road,

Wanchai, H.K.

 

Telephone: (852) 2882-3939

Facsimile: (852) 2882-3331

E-mail: info@lamenviro.com

Website: http://www.lamenviro.com

 

 

 

 

 

Certified by:



 

 

 

 

 

                                               

Raymond Dai

Environmental Team Leader

 

 

 

DATE:

 

 

 February  2013

Table of contents         

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 4

1.     Introduction. 10

1.1        Scope of the Report 11

1.2        Structure of the Report 11

2.     Project Background. 13

2.1        Background. 13

2.2        Scope of the Project and Site Description. 13

2.3        Division of the Project Responsibility. 14

2.4        Project Organization and Contact Personnel 15

3.     status of regulatory compliance. 21

3.1        Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project 22

4.     Monitoring Requirements. 33

4.1        Noise Monitoring. 33

4.2        Air Monitoring. 35

5.     Monitoring Results. 37

5.1        Noise Monitoring Results. 37

5.2        Real Time Noise Monitoring Results. 40

5.3        Air Monitoring Results. 41

5.4        Waste Monitoring Results. 44

6.     Compliance Audit. 48

6.1        Noise Monitoring. 48

6.2        Real Time Noise Monitoring. 48

6.3        Air Monitoring. 49

6.4        Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance. 49

6.5        Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance. 50

7.     Cumulative Construction Impact due to the Concurrent Projects. 50

8.     Environmental Site Audit. 52

9.     Complaints, Notification of Summons and Prosecution. 47

10.    Conclusion. 57


lIST OF TABLES

 

Table 2.1      Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this Project

Table 2.2      Details of Individual Contracts under the Project

Table 2.3      Contact Details of Key Personnel

Table 3.1      Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Table 3.2      Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/17

Table 3.4      Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2009/01

Table 3.5      Summary of submission status under FEP-02/364/2009

Table 3.6      Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2009/02

Table 3.7      Summary of submission status under FEP-01/364/2009

Table 3.8      Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/18

Table 3.9      Summary of submission status under FEP-05/364/2009/A

Table 3.10    Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/15

Table 3.11    Summary of submission status under FEP-06/364/2009/A

Table 3.12    Cumulative Summary of Valid License and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 3.13   Summary of submission status under FEP-07/364/2009/A

Table 3.14    Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2010/06

Table 3.15    Summary of submission status under FEP-08/364/2009

Table 4.1      Noise Monitoring Stations

Table 4.2      Real Time Noise Monitoring Stations

Table 4.3      Air Monitoring Stations

Table 5.1      Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/17

Table 5.2      Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/18

Table 5.3      Noise Monitoring Station for Contract no HK/2009/01 and HK/2009/02

Table 5.4      Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/15

Table 5.5      Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 5.6      Real Time Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/17

Table 5.7      Real Time Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 5.8      Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HY/2009/17

Table 5.9      Air Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/18

Table 5.10    Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2009/01

Table 5.11    Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2009/02

Table 5.12    Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HY/2009/15

Table 5.13    Air Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 5.15    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HK/2009/01

Table 5.16    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HK/2009/02

Table 5.17    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HY/2009/18

Table 5.18    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HY/2009/15

Table 5.19    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 5.20    Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HK/2010/06

Table 8.1      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. HY/2009/15

Table 8.2      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. HY/2009/19

Table 8.3      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. HK/2009/01

Table 8.4      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. HK/2009/02

Table 8.5      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. HK/2010/06

Table 9.1      Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Table 9.2      Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions

Table 10.1    Summary of Key Construction Activities of Individual Contract(s) to be commenced in Coming Reporting Month

 

lIST OF FIGUREs

 

Figure 2.1              Project Layout

Figure 2.2              Project Organization Chart

Figure 4.1              Locations of Environmental Monitoring Stations

 

 

lIST OF APPENDIces

 

Appendix 3.1        Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule

Appendix 4.1        Action and Limit Level

Appendix 4.2        Copies of Calibration Certificates

Appendix 5.1        Monitoring Schedule for Reporting Month and Coming month

Appendix 5.2        Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 5.3        Air Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 5.4        Real-time Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 6.1        Event Action Plans

Appendix 6.2        Notification of Exceedance

Appendix 9.1        Complaint Log

Appendix 10.1      Construction Programme of Individual Contracts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. This is the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report – January 2013 specific for Environmental Permit no. EP-364/2009/B, Further Environmental Permit nos. FEP-01/364/2009, FEP-02-364/2009, FEP-03-364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEP-06/364/2009/A FEP-07/364/2009/A and FEP-08/364/2009/A. The EM&A report is prepared by the Environmental Team (ET) employed under Contract No. HK/2011/07 – Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass – Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Works (Stage 2). This report presents the environmental monitoring findings and information recorded during the period of December 2012 to January 2013. The cut-off date of reporting is at 27th of each reporting month.

 

  1. In the reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are included as follows:

 

Contract no. HY/2009/17 - Central - Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot - Advanced piling works under FEP-03/364/2009

 

·          No further work under designated project1

 

1Remarks: The construction of bored pile E3B under FEP-03/364/2009 was confirmed completed and the bored pile E3B and the works area was handover   to contract no. HY/2009/19 on 30 November 2012.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/18 - Central - Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) - Central Interchange under FEP-05/364/2009/A

·          Excavation of trial pit

·          Transplanting of trees

·          Hoarding erection and modification

·          Installation of couplers, UU detection, trial trench, pre-drilling

·          Excavation

·          Sheet Piling

·          Drainage works

·          Tunnel works

·          Trough structure construction and associated drilling and grouting

·          Road works

·          OHVD installation

·          Cooling main bridge construction

·          Pre-bored H-piling

·          Bridge construction

 

Contract no. HK/2009/01 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - Tunnel Works under FEP-02/364/2009

·          Backfilling works on top of SCL protection works

·          Pre-bored H piling works for the proposed CWB.

·          Pre-drilling works for CWB (Stage 2)

·          Ground treatment works for proposed CWB diaphragm wall.

·          Plant Mobilization for diaphragm wall construction works at Stage 2.

 

Contract no. HK/2009/02 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel) under FEP-01/364/2009

·          Placing concrete of the final portion for precast scission seawall 2X

·          Trimming of pile head at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1

·          Blinding laying construction at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1

·          Waterproofing installation at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1 Bay 1 - Bay 7

·          Rebar fixing for base slab.

·          Backfilling of temporary sheet pile seawall

·          Extraction of total 150 nos. of western temporary sheet piling.

·          Casting of Diaphragm wall of panel P106, C107, P108, C109, P110, C111, P112, C113, P114, C115 & P116. Total 11 out of 19 D-wall panels were completed.

·          Panel BHP3 and BHP7 in Zone 3.

·          Trial excavation, Footpath Set back, UU Diversion and preparation works for Hung Hing Road Flyover Diversion Stage 1.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/15 - Central-Wanchai Bypass – Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) under FEP-06/364/2009/A

·          Excavation and Lateral Support works at TS4

·          Rock breaking works at TPCWAE

·          Tunnel works at TS1

·          Horizontal drilling for mined tunnel

·          Pipe roofing installation

·          Construction of diaphragm at TS2

 

Contract no. HY/2009/19 - Central - Wanchai Bypass Tunnel (North Point Section) and Island Eastern Corridor Link under FEP-07/364/2009/A

·          Road works at Watson Road

·          Bored piling (Land)

·          Pre-drilling works for bored pile and Diaphragm wall

·          D-wall Construction (North & South Section)

·          Guide wall construction for D-wall / Barrette at North side

·          Construction works for Box Culvert T1

·          Marine Piling

·          Construct ion of socket-H pile

·          Construction works for Culvert U1

·          Construction of Pile cap & column (Land)

·          Dismantling of marine platform

·          Demolition of parapet at IEC Link

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Marine)

·          Cut & Cover Tunnel sheet piling works and installation of King Post

·          Construction of dewatering well for Cut & Cover Tunnel        

 

 

 

Contract no. HK/2010/06 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass over MTR Tsuen Wan Line under FEP-08/364/2009/A

·          Utility works in section 2

Noise Monitoring

  1. Noise monitoring during daytime was conducted at M1a - Harbour Road Sports Center; M2b - Noon-day gun area; M3a - Tung Lo Wan Fire Station; M4b - Victoria Center; M5b - City Garden, M6 - HK Baptist Church Henrietta Secondary School, M7e and M7w – International Finance Centre Eastern and Western End of Podium, and M8 - City Hall on a weekly basis.
  2. No action and 4 limit level exceedances at M6 – HK Baptist Church Henrietta Secondary School were recorded on 3,8,15 and 24 January 2013 in this reporting month. Execeedances were concluded as non-project related.
  3. No action and 1 limit level exceedances at M1a- Habour Road Sports Centre was recorded on 24 January 2013 in this reporting month. Exceedance was concluded as non-project related.
  4. 24-hour real time noise monitoring was conducted at RTN1 - FEHD Hong Kong Transport Section Whitfield Depot for construction activities under IECL bridge deck. No project related exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.
  5. 24-hour real time noise monitoring was conducted at RTN2a – Hong Kong Electric Centre. No action and  limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.
  6. As confirmed by CWB RSS, the IECL parapet removal operations will commence in March 2013.  Liaison was conducted with HK Baptist Church Henrietta Secondary School and Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School regarding the set up of RTN3 real time noise monitoring station.  Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School grant permission for set up on 4 Sep 2012 and station set up was performed on 14 Sep 2012.
  7. Real time noise monitoring station at Oil Street Community Liaison Centre (RTN2- Oil Street Community Centre) was relocated from Oil Street Community Liaison Centre to Hong Kong Electric (RTN2a- Electric Centre) on 5 Oct which is a representative of the noise sensitive receiver City Garden. The baseline noise level of RTN2a will adopt the results derived from the baseline noise monitoring conducted in Electric Centre from 4 December 2009 to 17 December 2009.
  8. Real-time noise baseline capturing was conducted from 21 Sep 2012 to 04 Oct 2012 at RTN3-Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School.
  9. Real-time Noise Monitoring at RTN3- Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School was commenced since 06 Oct 2012.
  10. Causeway Bay Community Centre has granted permission for set up of real time noise monitoring station on 21 Dec 2012 and station set up was performed on 27 Dec 2012.  The Baseline noise level of RTN4- Causeway Bay Community Centre will adopt the results from the baseline noise monitoring report for EP/364/2009 in 22 April 2010 in which approved by EPD.
  11. According to clause 3.1 stated in EP-364/2009B, “the real-time monitoring system shall be in place no later than two weeks before the commencement date of demolition works of the existing Island Eastern Corridor”. IEC demolition associated construction works was commenced on 3 Feb 2013 and Real time noise monitoring at RTN4-Causeway Bay Community Centre was commenced on 13 Jan 2013.

 

 

 

 

Air Monitoring

  1. Due to extension of site boundary by contractor of HY/2009/19, location of air monitoring station CMA1b – Oil Street Community Liaison Centre has been finely adjusted on 21 April 2012.

 

 

  1. 1-hour and 24-hour Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring were conducted at CMA1b - Oil Street Community Liaison Centre; CMA2a - Causeway Bay Community Center; CMA3a - CWB PRE Site Office Area; CMA4a – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; CMA5a - Children Garden opposite to Pedestrian Plaza; MA1e and MA1w – International Finance Centre eastern and western wing on every six days basis. No action and limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.

 

Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

  1. There was no environmental complaint received in this reporting month.

 

Site Inspections and Audit

  1. The Environmental Team (ET) conducted weekly site inspections for Contract no. HY/2009/15, HY/2009/18, HY/2009/19, HK/2009/01, HK/2009/02 and HK/2010/06 in this reporting period. Construction of bored pile E3B under HY/2009/17 was confirmed completed and the respective work area under FEP was inspected under HY/2009/19 from 19 Dec 2012 onwards. The Contractors rectified major observations and recommendations made during the audit sessions. No non-conformance was identified during the site inspections.

 

Future Key Issues

  1. In the coming reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are anticipated as follows:

 

Contract no. HY/2009/17 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot – Advanced piling works under FEP-03/364/2009

 

·          No further work under designated project1

 

1Remarks: The construction of bored pile E3B under FEP-03/364/2009 was confirmed completed and the bored pile E3B and the works area was handover   to contract no. HY/2009/19 on 30 November 2012.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/18 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) – Central Interchange under FEP-05/364/2009/A

·          Excavation of trial pit

·          Transplanting of trees

·          Hoarding erection and modification

·          Installation of couplers, UU detection, trial trench, pre-drilling

·          Excavation

·          Sheet Piling

·          Drainage works

·          Tunnel works

·          Trough structure construction and associated drilling and grouting

·          Road works

·          OHVD installation

·          Cooling main bridge construction

·          Pre-bored H-piling

·          Bridge construction

 

Contract no. HK/2009/01 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – Tunnel Works under FEP-02/364/2009

·          Removal of remaining guide wall along Convention Avenue.

·          Backfilling at SCL section to the required level.

·          Installation of pre-bored H-pile in CWB Stage 1b (from Ch80 to Ch120).

·          Installation of pre-bored H-pile in CWB Stage 2 under the atrium link (from Ch120 to Ch220).

·          CWB diaphragm wall construction under the atrium link.

 

Contract no. HK/2009/02 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel) under FEP-01/364/2009

·          Blinding for the base slab construction and waterproofing installation at tunnel portion 1.

·          Rebar fixing fro the base slab construction at Tunnel Portion 1.

·          Base slab concreting at Tunnel Portion 1.

·          G.I. and remove the temporary sheetpile wall at WCR2

·          Diaphragm wall construction for Eastern Bulkhead Panel BHP3 and BHP7.

·          Bulkhead at Bay 14 of Box Culvert “O” and stage 2 diversion of uncharted drainage works at Box culvert “O”.

·          Preparation work for Bored Pile construction of EP01 – EP11 at Tunnel Portion 3&4.

·          Trial excavation, footpath set back, UU diversion, reprovision of street furniture and preparation works for Hung Hing Road Diversion Stage 1

·          Curing of caisson seawall precast unit 2X and protective coating on flat-top barge.

·          Construction of 1800 connection of Box Culvert N1, Bay 4 & Bay 5 and FRP installation at WCR1 area.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/15 – Central-Wanchai Bypass – Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) under FEP-06/364/2009/A

·          ELS works at TS4

·          Rock breaking works at TPCWAE

·          Tunnel works at TS1

·          Horizontal drilling for mined tunnel

·          Pipe roofing installation

·          Construction of Diaphragm Wall at TS2

 

Contract no. HY/2009/19 – Central – Wanchai Bypass Tunnel (North Point Section) and Island Eastern Corridor Link under FEP-07/364/2009/A

·          Road works at Watson Road

·          Bored piling (Land)

·          Pre-drilling works for bored pile and Diaphragm wall

·          D-wall Construction (North & South Section)

·          Guide wall construction for D-wall / Barrette at North side

·          Construction works for Box Culvert T1

·          Marine Piling

·          Construct ion of socket-H pile

·          Construction works for Culvert U1

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Land)

·          Dismantling of marine platform

·          Demolition of parapet at IEC Link

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Marine)

·          Cut & Cover Tunnel sheet piling works and installation of King Pos

·          Construction of dewatering well for Cut & Cover Tunnel

 

Contract no. HK/2010/06 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass over MTR Tsuen Wan Line under FEP-08/364/2009/A

·          Utility works in section 2

1          Introduction

1.1          Scope of the Report

1.1.1.     Lam Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed to work as the Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit no. EP-364/2009/B and Further Environmental permit nos. FEP-01/364/2009, FEP-02/364/2009, FEP-03/364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEP-06/364/2009/A, FEP-07/364/2009/A and FEP-08/364/2009/A to implement the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) and in the EM&A Manual of the approved EIA Report for Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (Register No. AEIAR-014/2001).

1.1.2.     This report presents the environmental monitoring and auditing work carried out in accordance to the Section 10.3 of EM&A Manual and “Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements” under Particular Specification Section 27.

1.1.3.     This report documents the finding of EM&A works for Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-364/2009/B, Further Environmental Permit (FEP) nos. FEP-01-364/2009, FEP-02/364/2009, FEP-03/364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEP-06/364/2009/A, FEP-07/364/2009/A and FEP-08/364/2009/A during the period Dec 2012 to Jan 2013. The cut-off date of reporting is at 27th of each reporting month

 

1.2          Structure of the Report

 

Section 1          Introduction – details the scope and structure of the report.

 

Section 2          Project Background – summarizes background and scope of the project, site description, project organization and contact details of key personnel during the reporting period.

 

Section 3          Status of Regulatory Compliance – summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits / Licenses during the reporting period.

 

Section 4          Monitoring Requirements – summarizes all monitoring parameters, monitoring methodology and equipment, monitoring locations, monitoring frequency, criteria and respective event and action plan and monitoring programmes.

 

Section 5          Monitoring Results – summarizes the monitoring results obtained in the reporting period.

 

Section 6          Compliance Audit – summarizes the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental parameters.

 

Section 7          Cumulative Construction Impact due to the Concurrent Projects – summarizes the relevant cumulative construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.

 

Section 8          Site Inspection – summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections undertaken within the reporting period, with a review of any relevant follow-up actions within the reporting period.

 

Section 9          Complaints, Notification of summons and Prosecution – summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints, notification of summons and prosecution

 

Section 10        Conclusion

2          Project Background

2.1          Background

2.1.1.     “Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass” and “Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link” (hereafter called “the Project”) are Designated Project (DP) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO).  The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports for Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) have been approved on 31 August 2001 and 11 December 2008 respectively.

2.1.2.     The key purpose of Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) is to provide land at Wan Chai North and North Point for construction of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB). Land formed under the project will be developed as a world-class waterfront promenade joining that at the new Central waterfront for public enjoyment.

2.1.3.     There is a compelling and present need for the CWB to provide relief to the very congested east-west Connaught Road Central/Harcourt Road / Gloucester Road Corridor (the Corridor) which is currently operating beyond its capacity. The CWB will provide relief to the existing congestion along the Corridor and cater for the anticipated growth of traffic on Hong Kong Island. Without the CWB and its access roads, there will not be sufficient capacity to serve the heavy traffic demands at both strategic and local levels.

 

2.2          Scope of the Project and Site Description

2.2.1.     Design and Construction of Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link under the Project involves the construction and operation of a trunk road and its road tunnel more than 800m in length between portals that is shown at Figure 2.1.

2.2.2.     The study area encompasses existing developments from Central to North Point. The scope of the Central-Wanchai Bypass (CWB) and Island Eastern Corridor Link (IECL) includes:

·          A dual three-lane trunk road, approximately 4.5 km in length, and tunnel approximately 3.7 km in length defined from the connection with the existing Rumsey Street Flyover in Central, through to a connection with the existing Island Eastern Corridor to the east of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter (CBTS);

·          The Central Interchange near the Rumsey Street Flyover to provide road connections to the Central area;

·          Tunnel control buildings and ventilation buildings;

·          Slip roads to connect the CWB to the local road system in the Wan Chai North and Causeway Bay area;

·          Associated road lighting, road signing, traffic control and surveillance system; and

·          Other associated works.

 

2.2.3.     The project also contains various Schedule 2 DPs that, under the EIAO, require Environmental Permits (EPs) to be granted by the DEP before they may be either constructed or operated. Table 2.1 summarises the five individual DPs under this Project. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of these Schedule 2 DPs.

Table 2.1    Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this Project

Item

Designated Project

EIAO Reference

Reason for inclusion

DP1

Central-Wanchai Bypass (CWB) including its road tunnel and slip roads

Schedule 2, Part I, A.1 and A.7

Trunk road and road tunnel more than 800 m in length

DP2

Road P2 and other roads which are classified as primary/district distributor roads

Schedule 2, Part I, A.1

Primary / district distributor roads

DP3

Reclamation works including associated dredging works

Schedule 2, Part I, C.1 and C.12

Reclamation more than 5 ha in size and a dredging operation less than 100 m from a seawater intake point

DP5

Wan Chai East Sewage Outfall

Schedule 2, Part I, F.5 and F.6

Submarine sewage pipelines with a total diameter more than 1,200 mm and include a submarine sewage outfall

DP6

Dredging for the Cross-harbour Water Mains from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui

Schedule 2, Part I, C.12

A dredging operation less than 100 m from a seawater intake point

 

2.3          Division of the Project Responsibility

2.3.1.     Due to the multi-contract nature of the Project, there are a number of contracts sub-dividing the whole works area into different work areas to be commenced.  Contractors of individual contracts will be required by the EP holder to apply Further Environmental Permits such that the impact monitoring stations are sub-divided accordingly to facilitate the implementation of EM&A programme and to streamline the EM&A reporting for individual FEP holders correspondingly.

2.3.2.     The details of individual contracts are summarized in Table2.2.

Table 2.2    Details of Individual Contracts under the Project

Contract No.

Contract Title

Associated DP(s)

Construction Commencement Date

HY/2009/17

Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot – Advanced piling works.

DP1

5 October 2010

HY/2009/18

Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) – Central Interchange

DP1

21 April 2011

04/HY/2006

Reconstruction of Bus Terminus near Man Yiu Street and Man Kwong Street

DP1

September 2010 (Completed)

HK/2009/01

Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – Tunnel Works

DP1, DP2

25 August 2011

HK/2009/02

Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East(CWB Tunnel)

DP1

26 April 2011

HY/2009/15

Central-Wanchai Bypass – Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section)

DP1

13 July 2011

HY/2009/19

Central – Wanchai Bypass Tunnel (North Point Section) and Island Eastern Corridor Link

DP1

24 March 2011

HK/2010/06

Wan Chai Development Phase II-Central-Wan Chai Bypass over MTR Tsuen Wan Line

DP3

22 March 2011

 

2.4          Project Organization and Contact Personnel

2.4.1.     Civil Engineering and Development Department and Highways Department are the overall project controllers for the Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass respectively. For the construction phase of the Project, Project Engineer, Contractor(s), Environmental Team and Independent Environmental Checker are appointed to manage and control environmental issues.

2.4.2.     The proposed project organization and lines of communication with respect to environmental protection works are shown in Figure 2.2.  Key personnel and contact particulars are summarized in Table 2.3:

Table 2.3    Contact Details of Key Personnel

Party

Role

Post

Name

Contact No.

Contact Fax

AECOM

Engineer’s Representative for WDII

Principal Resident Engineer

Mr. Frankie Fan

2587 1778

2587 1877

Engineer’s Representative for CWB

Principal Resident Engineer

Mr. Peter Poon

3922 3388

3912 3010

Lam Woo & CO., LTD.

Contractor under Contract no. HY/2009/17

General Manager

Mr. Thomas Tang

6111 5351

2566 7522

Contractor’s Representative

Mr. Chung Man Shek

2566 4866

Site Agent

Mr. Tong Au

9725 5874

Environmental Officer

Dr. Priscilla Choy

9161 7287

Environmental Supervisor

Mr. Tam Chun Pong

6461 3062

Chun Wo – Leader Joint Venture

Contractor under Contract no. HK/2009/01

Joint Venture Board Representative

Mr. PL Yue

2162 9909

2634 1626

Site Agent

Mr. Paul Yu

9456 9819

Construction  Manager

Mr. Terry Wong

9757 9846

Deputy Site Agent

Mr. Andy Yu

9648 4896

Construction Manager

Mr. Wyman Wong

9627 2467

Construction Manager

Mr. Jack Chu

9775 2467

Environmental Officer (Compliance Manager)

Mr. Andy Mak

9103 2370

Chun Wo – CRGL Joint Venture

Contractor under Contract no. HK/2009/02

Site Agent

Mr. Chan Sing Cho

3658-3002

2827 9996

Quality & Environmental Manager

(Environmental Officer)

Mr. C.P. Ho

3658-3000

Chun Wo - CRGL - MBEC Joint Venture

 

Contractor under Contract no. HY/2009/19

Project Manager

Mr. Rayland Lee

3758 8879

2570 8013

Site Agent

Mr. Cheung Kit Cheung

6909 1555

Environmental Manager /

Environmental Officer

Mr. M.H. Isa

9884 0810

Environmental Engineer

Calvin Leung

9286 9208

Construction Manager (Marine)

William Luk

9610 1101

Construction Manager

(Land)

Patrick Cheung

9643 3012

Construction Manager

(Land)

Eric Fong

6191 9337

Operation Manager (Land)

Yung Kwok Wah

9834 1010

Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited

Contractor under Contract no. HY/2009/18

Site Agent

Mr. Brian Gillon

2214 7700

2140 6799

Deputy Site Agent

Mr. Roger Wong

2214 7703

Environmental Officer

Mr. Anfernee Chow

2214 7721

Environmental Engineer Graduate

Phil Mak

2214 7738

Environmental Supervisor

K. P. Lai

6461 4660

Environmental Supervisor

Ray Cheng

2214 7742

Environmental Supervisor

K. W. Lee

6461 4623

 

 

Environmental Supervisor

Ryan Tsui

2214 7705

 

 

 

Environmental Supervisor

Bosco Lee

2214 7711

 

China State Construction Engineering (HK) Ltd.

Contractor under Contract no. HY/2009/15

Project Director

Chan Wai Hung

2823 7813

2865 5229

Site Manager

Mr. P.J. Fan

3557 6368

2566 2192

Contractor’s Representative

Mr. David Lau

3557 6358

Head of construction

Mr. Roger Cheung

3557 6371

Environmental Officer

Mr. Daniel Sin

3557 6215

Enviromental Supervisor

Ms Esther Choi

35576348

Gammon -Leader JV

Contractor under Contract no. HK/2010/06

Project Manager

Mr. Paul Lui

9095 7922

2529 2880

Site Agent

Mr. Keith Tse

2529 2068

Environmental Officer

Mr. Lee Wai Man

9481 6024

Environmental Supervisor

Mr. Clement Pang

9735 9200

ENVIRON Hong Kong Limited

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

Mr. David Yeung

3743 0788

3548 6988

Lam Geotechnics Limited

Environmental Team (ET)

Environmental Team Leader (ETL)

Mr. Raymond Dai

2882 3939

2882 3331

 

2.4.3.     In this reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are included as follows:

Contract no. HY/2009/17 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot – Advanced piling works under FEP-03/364/2009

 

·          No further work under designated project1

 

1Remarks: The construction of bored pile E3B under FEP-03/364/2009 was confirmed completed and the bored pile E3B and the works area was handover   to contract no. HY/2009/19 on 30 November 2012.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/18 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) – Central Interchange under FEP-05/364/2009/A

 

·          Excavation of trial pit

·          Transplanting of trees

·          Hoarding erection and modification

·          Installation of couplers, UU detection, trial trench, pre-drilling

·          Excavation

·          Sheet Piling

·          Drainage works

·          Tunnel works

·          Trough structure construction and associated drilling and grouting

·          Road works

·          OHVD installation

·          Cooling main bridge construction

·          Pre-bored H-piling

·          Bridge construction

 

Contract no. HK/2009/01 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – Tunnel Works under FEP-02/364/2009

·          Backfilling works on top of SCL protection works

·          Pre-bored H piling works for the proposed CWB.

·          Pre-drilling works for CWB (Stage 2)

·          Ground treatment works for proposed CWB diaphragm wall.

·          Plant Mobilization for diaphragm wall construction works at Stage 2.

 

Contract no. HK/2009/02 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel) under FEP-01/364/2009

·          Placing concrete of the final portion for precast scission seawall 2X

·          Trimming of pile head at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1

·          Blinding laying construction at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1

·          Waterproofing installation at WCR1 of Tunnel Portion 1 Bay 1 - Bay 7

·          Rebar fixing for base slab.

·          Backfilling of temporary sheet pile seawall

·          Extraction of total 150 nos. of western temporary sheet piling.

·          Casting of Diaphragm wall of panel P106, C107, P108, C109, P110, C111, P112, C113, P114, C115 & P116. Total 11 out of 19 D-wall panels were completed.

·          Panel BHP3 and BHP7 in Zone 3.

·          Trial excavation, Footpath Set back, UU Diversion and preparation works for Hung Hing Road Flyover Diversion Stage 1.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/15 – Central-Wanchai Bypass – Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) under FEP-06/364/2009/A

·          Excavation and Lateral Support works at TS4

·          Rock breaking works at TPCWAE

·          Tunnel works at TS1

·          Horizontal drilling for mined tunnel

·          Pipe roofing installation

·          Construction of diaphragm at TS2

 

 

Contract no. HY/2009/19 – Central – Wanchai Bypass Tunnel (North Point Section) and Island Eastern Corridor Link under FEP-07/364/2009/A

·          Road works at Watson Road

·          Bored piling (Land)

·          Pre-drilling works for bored pile and Diaphragm wall

·          D-wall Construction (North & South Section)

·          Guide wall construction for D-wall / Barrette at North side

·          Construction works for Box Culvert T1

·          Marine Piling

·          Construct ion of socket-H pile

·          Construction works for Culvert U1

·          Construction of Pile cap & column (Land)

·          Dismantling of marine platform

·          Demolition of parapet at IEC Link

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Marine)

·          Cut & Cover Tunnel sheet piling works and installation of King Post

·          Construction of dewatering well for Cut & Cover Tunnel            

 

Contract no. HK/2010/06 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass over MTR Tsuen Wan Line under FEP-08/364/2009/A

·          Utility works in section 2

 

2.4.4.     In coming reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are anticipated as follows:

Contract no. HY/2009/17 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot – Advanced piling works under FEP-03/364/2009

 

·          No further work under designated project1

 

1Remarks: The construction of bored pile E3B under FEP-03/364/2009 was confirmed completed and the bored pile E3B and the works area was handover   to contract no. HY/2009/19 on 30 November 2012.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/18 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) – Central Interchange under FEP-05/364/2009/A

·          Excavation of trial pit

·          Transplanting of trees

·          Hoarding erection and modification

·          Installation of couplers, UU detection, trial trench, pre-drilling

·          Excavation

·          Sheet Piling

·          Drainage works

·          Tunnel works

·          Trough structure construction and associated drilling and grouting

·          Road works

·          OHVD installation

·          Cooling main bridge construction

·          Pre-bored H-piling

·          Bridge construction

 

Contract no. HK/2009/01 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – Tunnel Works under FEP-02/364/2009

·          Removal of remaining guide wall along Convention Avenue.

·          Backfilling at SCL section to the required level.

·          Installation of pre-bored H-pile in CWB Stage 1b (from Ch80 to Ch120).

·          Installation of pre-bored H-pile in CWB Stage 2 under the atrium link (from Ch120 to Ch220).

·          CWB diaphragm wall construction under the atrium link.

 

Contract no. HK/2009/02 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel) under FEP-01/364/2009

·          Blinding for the base slab construction and waterproofing installation at tunnel portion 1.

·          Rebar fixing fro the base slab construction at Tunnel Portion 1.

·          Base slab concreting at Tunnel Portion 1.

·          G.I. and remove the temporary sheetpile wall at WCR2

·          Diaphragm wall construction for Eastern Bulkhead Panel BHP3 and BHP7.

·          Bulkhead at Bay 14 of Box Culvert “O” and stage 2 diversion of uncharted drainage works at Box culvert “O”.

·          Preparation work for Bored Pile construction of EP01 – EP11 at Tunnel Portion 3&4.

·          Trial excavation, footpath set back, UU diversion, reprovision of street furniture and preparation works for Hung Hing Road Diversion Stage 1

·          Curing of caisson seawall precast unit 2X and protective coating on flat-top barge.

·          Construction of 1800 connection of Box Culvert N1, Bay 4 & Bay 5 and FRP installation at WCR1 area.

 

Contract no. HY/2009/15 – Central-Wanchai Bypass – Tunnel (Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section) under FEP-06/364/2009/A

·          ELS works at TS4

·          Rock breaking works at TPCWAE

·          Tunnel works at TS1

·          Horizontal drilling for mined tunnel

·          Pipe roofing installation

·          Construction of Diaphragm Wall at TS2

 

Contract no. HY/2009/19 – Central – Wanchai Bypass Tunnel (North Point Section) and Island Eastern Corridor Link under FEP-07/364/2009/A

·          Road works at Watson Road

·          Bored piling (Land)

·          Pre-drilling works for bored pile and Diaphragm wall

·          D-wall Construction (North & South Section)

·          Guide wall construction for D-wall / Barrette at North side

·          Construction works for Box Culvert T1

·          Marine Piling

·          Construct ion of socket-H pile

·          Construction works for Culvert U1

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Land)

·          Dismantling of marine platform

·          Demolition of parapet at IEC Link

·          Construction of Pile caps & columns (Marine)

·          Cut & Cover Tunnel sheet piling works and installation of King Pos

·          Construction of dewatering well for Cut & Cover Tunnel

 

Contract no. HK/2010/06 - Wan Chai Development Phase II - Central - Wan Chai Bypass over MTR Tsuen Wan Line under FEP-08/364/2009/A

·          Utility works in section 2

3          status of regulatory compliance

3.1          Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project

 

3.1.1.     A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1    Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Permits and/or Licences

Reference No.

Issued Date

Status

Environmental Permit

EP-356/2009

30 Jul 2009

Valid

Environmental Permit

EP-364/2009

17 Aug 2009

Superseded

Environmental Permit

EP-364/2009/A

4 Aug 2010

Superseded

Environmental Permit

EP-364/2009/B

20 Sep 2012

Valid

Environmental Permit

EP-376/2009

13 Nov 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-01/356/2009

18 Feb 2010

Surrendered

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-02/356/2009

24 Mar 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-03/356/2009

24 Mar 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-04/356/2009

15 Nov 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-05/356/2009

24 Mar 2011

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-01/364/2009

24 Mar 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-02/364/2009

21 Apr 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-03/364/2009

12 July 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-04/364/2009/A

14 Oct 2010

Surrendered

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-05/364/2009/A

15 Nov 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-06/364/2009/A

22 Nov 2010

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-07/364/2009/A

25 Feb 2011

Valid

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-08/364/2009/A

15 June 2012

Valid

 

3.1.2.     Due to the multi-contract nature of the Project, the status of permits and/or licences under the individual contract(s) are presented as below:

Contract no. HY/2009/17 – Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) at FEHD Whitfield Depot – Advanced piling works under FEP-03/364/2009

3.1.3.     Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent and submission under FEP-03/364/2009 for contract no. HY/2009/17 showed in Table 3.2 and Table 3.3.

Table 3.2    Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/17

Permits and/or Licences

Reference No.

Issued Date

Valid Period/ Expiry Date

Status

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-03/364/2009

12 Jul 2010

N/A

Valid

Notification of Works Under APCO

319348

13 Jul 2010

N/A

Valid

Discharge Licence

WT00007212-2010

5 Aug 2010

5 Aug 2010 – 31 Aug 2015

Valid

Registration as a Waste Producer

5213-151-L2608-05

13 July 2010

N/A

Valid

Billing Account under Waste Disposal Ordinance

7010400

16 Mar 2010

N/A

Valid

 

Contract no. 04/HY/2006 – Reconstruction of Bus Terminus near Man Yiu Street and Man Kwong Street under FEP-04/364/2009/A

3.1.4.     The construction works was completed, and the FEP was surrendered by the Contractor on 11 February 2011.

Contract no. HK/2009/01 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – Tunnel Works under FEP-02/364/2009

3.1.5.     Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent and submission under FEP-02/364/2009 for contract no. HK/2009/01 are shown in Table 3.4 and Table 3.5

Table 3.4    Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2009/01

                

Permits and/or Licences

Reference No.

Issued Date

Valid Period/ Expiry Date

Status

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-02/356/2009

24 Mar 2010

N/A

Valid

FEP-02/364/2009

21 Apr 2010

N/A

Valid

Notification of Works Under APCO

313088

06 Jan 2010

N/A

Valid

Construction Noise Permit (CNP) for non-pilling equipment

GW-RS-1293-12

10 Dec 2012

10 Dec 2012 to 9 June 2013

Valid

GW-RS0760-12

16 Jul 2012

20 Jul 2012 to 19 Jan 2013

Expired

GW-RS0806-12

3 Aug 2012

4 Aug 2012 to 03 Feb 2013

Cancelled

GW-RS0823-12

3 Aug 2012

3 Aug 2012 to  02 Feb 2013

Cancelled

GW-RS0852-12

16 Aug 2012

16 Aug 2012 to 01 Feb 2013

 Cancelled

GW-RS0855-12

16 Aug 2012

17 Aug 2012 to  9 Feb 2013

Cancelled

GW-RS0862-12

20 Aug 2012

28 Aug 2012 to 27 Feb 2013

Cancelled

GW-RS0949-12

12 Sep 2012

16 Sep 2012 to 15 Mar 2013

Cancelled

GW-RS-0052-13

18 Jan 2013

20 Jan 2013 to 19 July 2013

Valid

GW-RS1011-12

26 Sep 2012

30 Sep 2012 to 29 Mar 2013

Cancelled

 

GW-RS1017-12

27 Sep 2012

30 Sep 2012 to 24 Mar 2013

Valid

GW-RS0793-12

21 Sep 2012

30 Sep 2012 to 29 Mar 2013

Valid

GW-RS1040-12

8 Oct 2012

13 Oct 2012 to 12 Apr 2013

Valid

GW-RS1177-12

15 Nov 2012

17 Nov 2012 to10 May 2013

Valid

GW-RS1184 -12

15 Nov 2012

17 Nov 2012 to 8 May 2013

Valid

GW-RS1185-12

19 Nov 2012

21 Nov 2012 to 8 May 2013

Valid

GW-RS1179-12

20 Nov 2012

22 Nov 2012 to 21 May 2013

Valid

GW-RS1187-12

20 Nov 2012

27 Nov 2012 to 26 May 2013

Valid

GW-RS1199-12

20 Nov 2012

26 Nov 2012 to 25 May 2013

Valid

Discharge Licence

WT00009641-2011

24 Jul 2011

31 Jul 2016

Valid

WT00006220-2010

18 Mar 2010

31 Mar 2015

Valid

Billing account under Waste Disposal Ordinance

7010069

21 Jan 2010

N/A

Valid

Registration as a Chemical Waste Producer

WPN5213-134-C3585-01

21 Jan 2010

N/A

Valid

 

 

Table 3.5    Summary of submission status under FEP-02/364/2009

EP Condition

Submission

Date of Submission

Special Conditions, Clause 2.7 & 2.8

Works Schedule and Location Plan

18 May 2011

Special Conditions, Clause 2.6

Environmental Management Organization Chart

18 May 2011

Special Conditions, Clause 2.6

Commencement Date of Works

20 Jun 2011

Special Conditions, Clause 2.9

Noise Management Plan

10 Jun 2011

 

 

 

Contract no. HK/2009/02 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel) under FEP-01/364/2009

3.1.6.     Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent and submission under FEP-01/364/2009 for contract no. HK/2009/02 are shown in Table 3.6 and Table 3.7.

Table 3.6    Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2009/02

Permits and/or Licences

Reference No.

Issued Date

Valid Period/ Expiry Date

Status

Further Environmental Permit

FEP-03/356/2009

24 Mar 2010

N/A

Valid

FEP-01/364/2009

24 Mar 2010

N/A

Valid

Notification of Works Under APCO

313962

2 Feb 2010

N/A

Valid

Construction Noise Permit (CNP) for non-piling equipment

GW-RS1038-12

10 Oct 2012

10 Oct 2012 to 9 Apr 2013

Valid

GW-RS1069-12

17 Oct 2012