Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Sha Tin to Central Link works may be affected by the discovery of a large metal object at the seabed near the former Wan Chai Ferry Pier, the Highways Department says.
Reclamation and associated works in the area have been suspended since the discovery, affecting the construction of the tunnel structure for the bypass.
The department anticipates that commissioning of the bypass by 2017 as originally planned will be at risk.
It also affects the handover date (scheduled for the end of 2016) of the reclaimed land for implementing temporary traffic arrangements to facilitate the construction of Exhibition Station on the Sha Tin to Central Link.
Assessments of the progress of the works and the anticipated handover date are on-going.
The department will take measures to minimise the impact of the discovery, with a view to completing and commissioning the two projects at the earliest.
