Yuen Long Barrage and Nullah Improvement Schemes

Projects

Project Name

Yuen Long Barrage and Nullah Improvement Schemes
Owner

Hong Kong Drainage Services Department (DSD)
Architectural Overview

2023 - Work in Progress (Total construction area of 229,800 sqm)
Project Introduction

The scope of the project comprises: (a) provision of a barrage scheme in Yuen Long including the construction of an automatic flood barrier of about 60m, a stormwater pumping station, a master control centre and the associated electrical and mechanical facilities in the Yuen Long Nullah; (b) modification of about 300 m of the Yuen Long Nullah and drainage improvement works at the intersection of the Yuen Long Nullah and the Yuen Long Bypass Floodway; (c) construction of drainage channels of about 200 m; (d) improvement of flood walls of about 3.2km along the Kam Tin River and construction of flood walls of about 0.8 km along the Yuen Long Nullah and the Sham Chung River; (e) revitalisation of a section of about 1 km of the Yuen Long Nullah between the Long Ping Station and the location of the proposed barrage; and (f) carrying out ancillary works
C-SMARTFunctionality

1. Centralized Management Platform 2. Digitized Tracking System of Site Plants, Powered tools and Ladders 3. Digitalized Permit-to-work System (E-Permit) 4. Unsafe Acts / Dangerous Situation Alert - Mobile Plant Operation Danger Zone 5. Smart Monitoring Devices for Workers and Frontline Site Personnel - SmartTrack 6. Safety Monitoring System using Artificial Intelligence