Project Overview
Project Overview
Project Extent
“Lai Chi Kok Drainage Tunnel” is located at Northwest Kowloon. The 3.7km tunnel consisted of a 2.5km long “branch tunnel” constructed at the mid-level along Ching Cheung Road and a 1.2km long “main tunnel” underlying Lai Chi Kok urban area. A stilling basin is located in between the two tunnels and the outfall is located at Stonecutters Island.
| Project Duration: | Project commenced in November 2008 and commissioned in October 2012 |
| Construcion Cost: | About HK $ 1.7 Billion |
| Tunnel Internal Diameter: | 4.9m |
| Tunnel Boring Machine: | Dae Janggeum |
| Design Flow: | 102m3/ second (approximate equal to filling up a standard swimming pool in 10 seconds) |
| Flood Prevention Standard: | to handle rainstorm of 50-year return at Northwest Kowloon area |
| Protected Area: | Lai Chi Kok, Sham Shui Po, and Cheung Sha Wan |
Project Team
Below is the Project Team of Lai Chi Kok Drainage Tunnel Project:
| Management Office | Drainage Services Department – Project Management Division |
| Contractor | Leighton – John Holland Joint Venture |
| Consultants | AECOM ASIA COMPANY Ltd |
| Operation and Maintenance (Tunnel) | Drainage Services Department – Building and Civil Maintenance Team |
| Operation and Maintenance (General) | Drainage Services Department – Mainland South Division |