The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement yesterday that it has completed its large-scale repairs of the reinforced concrete understructure of the over 30-year-old Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, which had been badly damaged by sea water.
According to the statement, the understructure’s slab, columns, beams and pile caps had spalling concrete, the main reinforcement rusted and the paint peeled off.
Therefore, the statement said, the repair work focused on the structural reinforcement of the pile caps and beams, and the concrete was classified according to the level of the damage, with protective paint put on the concrete elements at the bottom of the pier.
The repair works commenced in July 2021 and were completed last month, which was about one year and 10 months, the statement noted.
The area of the concrete repaired was approximately 27,000 square metres, according to the statement.
This undated handout photo combo provided by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) yesterday shows the pre-repairs ( left) and post-repairs (right) reinforced concrete understructure of the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.
