Wan Chai Development Phase II, Engineering Works

completed

The scope of the project comprises: reclamation of the seabed in Wan Chai North and North Point to form a total of about 12.7 ha of land, including construction of about 1.57 km of seawall; construction of precast box structures spanning over the existing Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Tsuen Wan Line; construction of ground level roads of about 0.7 km in total length, modification of existing roads for connection with the slip roads of the proposed Trunk Road, and some other road junction improvement works; extension of a dual two-lane primary distributor, Road P2, and realignment of the existing Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road, of about 1.0 km in total length; relocation of a public transport interchange (PTI) at Expo Drive East to combine with an existing PTI at Wan Chai North; construction of a footbridge of about 180 m in length along Wan Shing Street; construction of three pedestrian landscaped decks to the west of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), the north of the Wan Chai North PTI and the north of Victoria Park; construction of stormwater box culverts of about 1.17 km in total length in Wan Chai North and North Point and the associated hinterland drainage improvement works; reprovisioning of existing waterfront facilities including cross harbour water mains, submarine sewage outfall pipelines, ferry piers, cooling water pumping systems and a salt water pumping station; construction of associated footpaths, roadside amenities, stormwater drainage works, sewerage works and landscaping works; and implementation of environmental mitigation measures, and an environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme for the works mentioned above.