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 July 2017 and two of them, 6 and 19 July 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 6 July 2017, it was observed that the excavated materials at Zone 4 were not properly
covered by impervious sheeting. The item was rectified by the Contractor and
inspected on 13 July 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.