MARINE LIFE IN Sai Kung is set to benefit from a major infrastructure project under way on the other side of the New Territories, thanks to an initiative designed to reduce construction waste.
The joint-venture group constructing Stonecutters Bridge, Maeda-Hitachi-Yokogawa-Hsin Chong, has been rewarded for its efforts in waste management and other environmentally friendly actions with a gold award in the Green Construction Contractor category of the Eco-Business Awards 2005.
When completed, Stonecutters Bridge will be the longest span cable-stayed bridge in the world, according to Calvin Sze Kwok-fung, senior quality assurance and environmental engineer of the project.
The 1.6km, dual three-lane, high-level cable-stayed bridge will have a clear span of 1,018 metres.
Part of Route 8, it will straddle the Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan.
'This section will form part of an east-west link from the New Territories to the airport,' Mr Sze said. 'It will provide access to Container Terminals 8 and 9, enhancing Hong Kong as an important logistics and transport hub.
The $2.76 billion project is set to be completed in late 2008. Work began in April 2004.