Photo from Dredging Today.
Reclamation work at Tuas View Extension
from Port Marine Notice No. 87 of 2010 dated 30 Jul 10;
This is a revision of Port Marine Notice No. 54 of 2010. The working period has been extended and the working details are revised.
With effect from 01 Aug 2010 to 31 Jan 2011. 24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. At the Western part of Singapore (see attached plan): -
The reclamation works will involve dredging by cutter suction dredger ( CSD ), trailer-suction-hopper-dredger ( TSHD ) and hopper barges. Shore protection works will be carried out by crane barges and the dredging of sand-key trench by grab dredger. Soil investigation works will be carried out by means of Vibrocore
method. Construction of the cofferdam will be carried out by the crane barges within the working area. Further general enquiries relating to the project can be directed to Mr T Watanabe, the construction manager at Tel No: 9668
1523 (email: t.watanabe@mypenta.net ).
Reclamation of Jurong Island Phase 4 and Tuas View Extension
from Port Marine Notice No. 92 of 2010 dated 3 Aug 2010.
This is a revision of Port Marine Notice No. 58 of 2010 [or did they mean 54 of 2010?]. The working details have been revised. With effect from 03 Aug 10 to 02 Feb 11. 24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. Off Tuas View (see attached chartlet):
The approved craft will be involved in the construction of a seawall. The craft will also be deployed to carry out piling, dredging and reclamation works in the working area. Construction of the cofferdam will be carried out by the crane barges within the working area. Soil investigation works will be carried out by means of borehole (BH) drilling. For general enquiries, please contact Mr Junaidi Bin Amin, project coordinator at Tel: 9790 3508, (email: junaidi_amin@hotmail.com).
Reclamation of Jurong Island Phase 4 and Tuas View Extension
from Port Marine Notice No. 09 of 2011 dated 01 Feb 2011
This is a revision of Port Marine Notice No. 92 of 2010. The working details and the working period have been revised. With effect from 03 Feb 11 to 02 Aug 11. 24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. Off Tuas View (see attached chartlet):
The approved craft will be involved in the construction of a seawall. The craft will also be deployed to carry out piling, dredging and reclamation works in the working area. Construction of the cofferdam will be carried out by the crane barges within the working area. Soil investigation works will be carried out by means of borehole (BH) drilling. For general enquiries, please contact Mr Junaidi Bin Amin, project coordinator at Tel: 9790 3508, (email: junaidi_amin@hotmail.com).
What natural shores are nearby?
The beautiful shores of Tuas are up the Johor Straits. This is one of the sites monitored by TeamSeagrass. More photos of marinelife at Tuas are on wildsingapore flickr.
Across the Johor Straits are the Sungai Pulai estuary "possibly the richest marine bio-diversity spot in Malaysia" and gazetted a Wetland of International Importance in 2003. The area is already going to be impacted by plans to develop a massive petrochemical installation there. Recently, volunteers in Malaysia have started surveying for dugongs using a blimp in this area. Sungai Pulai is one of the three Ramsar sites in Malaysia, that lies just across from Tuas. Thus reclamation at Tuas and plans for major developments at Tuas may also impact this huge wetland. Hopefully, greater awareness of Sungai Pulai will be raised among Singaporeans with plans to develop a cross-border tourist attraction involving Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and three Johor Ramsar sites of Sungai Pulai, Pulau Kukup and Tanjong Piai.
The team at Save our Seahorses have been working hard to raise awareness and protect Sungai Pulai. Read more about their work in their report for 2008-2009.Related posts
