The Project - Central Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai West (Contract No. HK/2012/08) was one of the major contracts of Wan Chai Development Phase II. It forms part of an east-west strategic route along the Northshore of Hong Kong Island, mainly to ameliorate the traffic congestion problem along Gloucester Road – Harcourt Road – Connaught Road Central corridor.
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Dredging and removing the marine mud not only reduced ground settlements, but also improved the sea water quality permanently by removing the odor.
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All stockpile of dusty materials was covered by impervious sheeting or impermeable shotcrete cover to further suppress dust emission.
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By commissioning, the travelling time using CWB from Central to Island Eastern Corridor at North Point would be greatly reduced from 25 minutes to around 5 minutes.