4.1.1
As per the Trunk
Road T2 EM&A Manual, the landscape and visual mitigation measures during
the construction phase shall be audited by a Registered Landscape Architect, as
a member of the Environmental Team, at least once every two weeks to ensure
compliance with the intended aims of the measures.
4.1.2
According to the Kai
Tak Development EM&A Manual, measures to mitigate
landscape and visual impacts during construction should be checked to ensure
compliance with the intended aims of the measures. The progress of the
engineering works shall be regularly reviewed onsite to identify the earliest
practical opportunities for the landscape works to be undertaken. The ET shall
report on the Contractor’s compliance on a weekly basis.
4.2.1
To monitor and audit
the implementation of landscape and visual mitigation measures, four weekly
Landscape and Visual Site audits were carried out on 6, 13, 19 and 27 April 2017
and two of them, 13 and 27 April 2017 were carried out by a Registered
Landscape Architect. The weekly Landscape and Visual Impact reports were
counter-signed by IEC as according to the requirement of EM&A Manual (AEIAR-130/2009).
4.2.2
During the Site
audit on 27 April 2017, it was observed that the excavated materials at Zone 2 were
not fully covered by impervious sheeting. The item was rectified by the
Contractor and inspected on 4 May 2017.
4.2.3
Should
non-compliance of the landscape and visual impact occur, action in accordance
to the event action plan presented in Appendix H
shall be carried out.