Engineering in Practice

Events and Activities

Site Visit – CEDD Contract No.: ED/2018/05 Kai Tak development – Stage 5B Infrastructure Works at the Former North Apron Area - Subway Construction by Rectangular Tunnel Boring Machine (RTBM)

Date, Time

Date - 12 August 2023 (Saturday), 09:15am –11:30am

 

Venue:

Pickup point near Sung Wong Toi MTR Station – Exit D (Gathering Time: 9:00am)

(Map: https://goo.gl/maps/CKxVw4emLXw5NjfD9)

 

Programme Highlight

Kai Tak Development (KTD) is a huge and highly complex development project spanning a total planning area of over 320 hectares covering the ex-airport site together with the adjoining hinterland districts of Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong. ED/2018/05 is one of the Contracts under the KTD, this Contract includes the following works:

  • Construction of a section of dual two-lane Road D1 of about 540 metres (m) long connecting Olympic Avenue;
  • construction of a pedestrian subway SB-01 of about 120 m long across Prince Edward Road East connecting Kowloon City and the future Underground Shopping Street in Kai Tak Development;
  • renovation of the existing pedestrian subways KS9, KS10 and KS32, as well as modification of the southern end of the existing pedestrian subway KS10; and
  • implementation of environmental mitigation measures and related environmental monitoring and audit programme for the works.

 

Fee

Free of charge

 

Registration & Enquiries

  • The maximum number of participants is limited to 25 on a first-come first-served basis with priority given to members of HKIE Civil Division.
  • Applicants who have already successfully registered to or participated in more than FIVE (5) visits organised by Civil Division in the session 2023-24 will be given lower priority during the process of registration.
  • Interested applicants are required to registered by filling the google form: https://forms.gle/bVoLaerJ4S9eEVL48
  • Only successful applicants will be notified on or before the visit.

 

For enquiries, please contact Miss Sarita Chan via email: hkie.cvd.eip@gmail.com.