Background
1.1
“Construction of Cycle Tracks
and the Associated Supporting Facilities from Sha Po Tsuen to Shek Sheung River” (the EIA
Report) is a Schedule 2 Designated Project (DP) under Environmental Impact
Assessment Ordinance (EIAO). The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report
(Registered No.: AEIAR-133/2009) and the associated Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) Manual was approved on 12 March 2009.
1.2
Civil Engineering and
Development Department (CEDD) implemented the DP in two stages, i.e. Stage 1
and Stage 2. An Environmental Permit (EP) No. EP-450/2013 has been granted for
Stage 1 works on 30 May 2013. Pursuant to Section 13 of the EIAO, the Director
of Environmental Protection amends the Environmental Permit (No. EP-450/2013)
based on the Application No. VEP-478/2015 and the EP (Permit No. EP-450/2013/A)
was issued on 25 August 2015 to CEDD as the Permit Holder.
1.3
An Environmental Review (ER)
Report of the “Construction of Cycle Tracks and the Associated Supporting
Facilities from Sha Po Tsuen to Shek Sheung River – Stage 2” had been prepared in July 2015 and
the Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual (EM&A Manual) was also
included as part of the ER report in the application (Application No.:
AEP-501-2015). An Environmental Permit
No. EP-501/2015 was issued on 2 September 2015 for Stage 2 works to CEDD as the
Permit Holder.
1.4
“Agreement No. CE 67/2015 (HY)
Cycle Tracks from Tuen Mun
to Sheung Shui – Remaining
Works – Design and Construction” (hereinafter called the “Project”) covers the
Stage 1 (Part) and Stage 2 works of the DP. This Project was commissioned to Sang Hing – Kuly
Joint Venture (hereinafter called the “Contractor”) for “Contract No.:
YL/2015/01 Cycle Tracks from Tuen Mun
to Sheung Shui – Remaining
Works”. The site location and work programme are shown in Figure 1a-1h and Appendix A respectively.
1.5
Cinotech Consultants Ltd. was designated as the Environmental Team (ET) to
undertake the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) works for the
Project. The construction commencement of the Project was on 23rd
November 2016. This is the 39th Monthly EM&A Report summarizing
the EM&A works for the Project during January 2020.
Project
Organizations
1.6
Different parties with
different levels of involvement in the project organization include:
·
Project Proponent – Civil
Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)
·
Supervisor Representative – Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited (Mannings)
·
Environmental Team (ET) – Cinotech Consultants Limited (Cinotech)
·
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) – ANewR Consulting Limited (ANewR)
·
Contractor – Sang Hing
– Kuly Joint Venture (SKJV)
1.7
The Organizational Structure
for Environmental Management is shown in Figure
3.
Figure
3 Organization Structure (Environmental
Aspects)
1.8
The key contacts of the Project
are shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1
Key Project Contacts
|
Party |
Role |
Contact
Person |
Phone No. |
Fax No. |
|
CEDD |
Project
Proponent |
Mr. Chu Wai Lun, Thomas |
2417 6370 |
2412 0358 |
|
Mannings |
Supervisor
Representative |
Mr. Simon Ng |
3168 2028 |
3168 2022 |
|
Cinotech |
Environmental
Team |
Mr. KS Lee |
2151 2091 |
3107 1388 |
|
Ms. Betty Choi |
2151 2072 |
|||
|
ANewR |
Independent
Environmental Checker |
Mr. Adi Lee |
2618 2836 |
3007 8648 |
|
SKJV |
Contractor |
Mr. Ma Kin Man |
9552 1734 |
2890 8205 |
Construction
Activities undertaken during the Reporting Month
1.9
The major site activities
undertaken in the reporting month included:
|
Portion A |
- |
General
Cleaning |
|
Portion B |
- |
Internal
Finishing & E&M Works, Construction of Resting Station R6, Colour
Dressing, Installation of Bicycle Parapet, Installation of Traffic Aids |
|
Portion C |
- |
Installation
of water point, Planting |
|
Portion D |
- |
Construction
of Drainage Pipe, Planter Wall PWD1, Backfilling for Retaining Wall 15D, 15E,
16A & PWD1, Laying Road Kerb and Paving Block, Laying Bituminous for
Cycle Track, Installation of Bicycle Parapet |
|
Portion E |
- |
Construction
of Retaining RW D3, D5 & Access Ramp, Realignment of San Tam Road and Mai
Po Lung Road, Construction of Road Kerb, Laying Bituminous for Cycle Track,
Installation of Bicycle Parapet and Railing, Construction of Footpath,
Construction of Drainage Pipe / Channel, CCTV for Drainage Pipe |
|
Portion F |
- |
Construction
of Boundary Wall and Retaining Wall RW 44, Backfilling for Retaining Wall,
Construction of Road Kerb, Laying Bituminous for Cycle Track, Installation of
Bicycle Parapet and Railing, Construction of Footpath, Construction of
Drainage Pipe / Channel, Installation of Traffic Aids CCTV for Drainage Pipe |
|
Portion G |
- |
Installation
of Traffic Aids, Colour Dressing for Cycle Track |
|
Portion H |
- |
Construction
of Retaining Wall RW DW1 & DW2, Backfilling for Retaining Wall,
Construction of Road Kerb, Laying Bituminous for Cycle Track, Installation of
Bicycle Parapet and Railing, Construction of Drainage Pipe / Channel,
Construction of Cross Ducting for Traffic Signal, Realignment of Castle Peak
Road |
|
Portion I |
- |
Internal
Finishing & E&M Works for Subway D, Installation of Steel Roof,
Installation of Flooding Warning System, Reinstate the Existing Slope and
Carriageway, Removal of Temporary Steel Bridge of TTA, Construction of
Drainage / Channel |
|
Portion J |
- |
Construction
of Retaining Wall RW48, Backfilling for Retaining Wall, Construction of
Drainage / Channel, Construction of Road Kerb, Laying Bituminous Pavement for
Cycle Track, Installation of Bicycle Parapet and Type II Railing |
|
Portion K |
- |
Installation
of Traffic Aids |
|
Portion M |
- |
Installation
of Lighting for Bridge E, Laying Bituminous Pavement for Cycle Track,
Installation of Bicycle Parapet / Railing, Construction of Road Kerb,
Construction of Drainage / Channel |
|
Portion N |
- |
Construction
of Decking for Bridge B, Construction of Drainage / Channel, Construction of
Retaining Wall |
1.10
Inter-relationship with
environmental protection/mitigation measures are presented in Table 1.2.
Table 1.2 Construction
Programme Showing the Inter-Relationship with Environmental Protection/Mitigation
Measures
|
Construction
Works |
Major
Environmental Impact |
Control
Measures |
|
As mentioned in Section 1.9 |
Noise, dust impact, water quality and waste
generation |
·
Sufficient
watering of the works site with active dust emitting activities ·
Properly
cover the stockpiles ·
On-site
waste sorting and implementation of trip ticket system ·
Appropriate
desilting/sedimentation devices provided on site for treatment with valid
Discharge License before discharge ·
Well
maintain the drainage system to prevent the spillage of wastewater during
heavy rainfall ·
Use
of quiet plant and well-maintained construction plant ·
Provide
movable noise barrier ·
Proper
wheel washing for construction vehicles before leaving the site ·
Provide
sufficient mitigation measures as recommended in Approved EM&A Manual/Lease
requirement |
Summary
of EM&A Requirements
1.11
The EM&A programme requires
construction noise monitoring, air quality monitoring, landscape and visual
monitoring and environmental site audit.
The EM&A requirements for each parameter are described in the
following sections, including:
·
All monitoring parameters;
·
Action and Limit levels for all
environmental parameters;
·
Event and Action Plans;
·
Environmental mitigation
measures, as recommended in the EIA Reports, Environmental Review Reports and
EM&A Manuals
1.12
The advice on the
implementation status of environmental protection and pollution
control/mitigation measures is summarized in Section 8 of this report.
1.13
This report presents the
monitoring results, observations, locations, equipment, period, methodology and
QA/QC procedures of the required noise monitoring and audit works for the
Project in January 2020.