HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
Figure 6.18 Design sketch after completion of proposed project (bird's-eye view) ................... 178
Figure 6.19 Design sketch after completion of the proposed project (eye-level)....................... 178
Figure 6.20 Perspective drawing on the bridge of the proposed project .................................... 179
Figure 6.21 Perspective drawing of piers of approach bridge of the proposed project .............. 179
Figure 7.1: Plan of Each Route Location Scheme ...................................................................... 197
Figure 7.2: Schematic Diagram for Main Control Conditions on Topography and Surface
Features for the Bridge................................................................................................................ 200
Figure 7.4: General Structure of Pile-group Foundation for main pier (Unit: m) ...................... 206
Figure 7.5: General Structure of Main Pier Caisson Foundation (Unit:cm)............................... 207
Figure 7.6: Preferred altenative worksite in Male’ ..................................................................... 211
Figure 8.1 : Environmental Management Strategy flow diagram............................................... 213
Figure 8.2: Environmental Management Plan for construction and operation phase ................. 223
List of tables
Table 1.1: Fish abundance category................................................................................................ 7
Table 2.1: Predicted Results on Traffic Volume for this Project (pcu/d) ..................................... 18
Table 2.2: Proposed sand borrow area details .............................................................................. 27
Table 2.3 Key equipment for the main bridge .............................................................................. 33
Table 2.4 Key equipment for the approach bridge ....................................................................... 33
Table 2.5 Key equipment for the type-I girder precast & installation .......................................... 34
Table 2.6 Key equipment for land connection works ................................................................... 35
Table 2.7: Major Project Inputs .................................................................................................... 37
Table 2.8: Major Project Outputs.................................................................................................. 38
Table 4.1: Key Meteorological Information of the Maldives ....................................................... 54
Table 4.2: Summary of General Wind Conditions from National Meteorological Center ........... 55
Table 4.3: Probable Maximum Precipitation for various Return periods in Hulhule’.................. 59
Table 4.4: Tidal Variations at Hulhule International Airport ....................................................... 60
Table 4.5: Design tide levels and tide ranges with different recurrence intervals in tide station of
Airport Island (PIII) ...................................................................................................................... 60
Table 4.6: Table for wave height calculation parameters ............................................................. 63
Table 4.7: Effective wave height (m) and mean wave period (s) of SSE direction of the control
points in the vicinity of bridge location ........................................................................................ 63
Table 4.8: Maximum mean flow velocity and corresponding flow direction at the pier under the
current conditions in different recurrence intervals (flow velocity: m/s, flow direction) ............. 69
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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