- Contractor Camerons Ltd carrying out dozens of measures to keep dust and noise pollution to a minimum on Finance Centre building site
- Large vehicles ferrying excavated waste won’t be allowed to leave unless they are clean
- Measures have been revealed in documents uploaded to the Planning Departments website by the Jersey Development Company
LARGE transport vehicles ferrying excavated waste from the Jersey International Finance Centre building site will not be allowed to leave the development unless they are clean, according to documents lodged with Planning.
Dozens of measures due to be employed by contractor Camerons Ltd to keep dust and noise pollution to a minimum have been revealed in documents uploaded to the Planning Department’s website by the Jersey Development Company.
The information describes how the project – to create the JIFC’s first office block – will attempt to minimise its impact on the environment.
According to the construction environmental management plan, large vehicles, which will be transporting waste material from the site to La Collette to be processed, will be checked before they are allowed to leave the Esplanade car park.
The document said: ‘Inspection of the vehicles leaving the site will be carried out by the access controller.
‘Vehicles will not be allowed to leave the site compound if they are not clean.’
Other measures due to be adopted include a wheel wash system at the site exit, a rough exit road designed to allow mud to fall off vehicles before they leave and a road sweeper to clear up any excess mess.
6 – The number of office blocks proposed for the site
200,000 – The amount of office space in square feet former Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf said would have to be pre-let before work could begin. Senator Maclean said this was a mistake
13 – The number of prospective tenants supposedly in talks to move into the development
16,000 – The square footage to be taken by Swiss bank UBS, with the option of a further 7,000 sq ft
1,200 – The number of people who have signed a petition to halt the development
£50 million – The amount the JDC estimate the development could return to the Treasury Department
Lee Henry, the JDC’s managing director, said that a range of steps were also being taken to minimise dust pollution during the project.
He said: ‘For the excavation process there are a series of mitigation measures that the contractor is going to adopt as part of the works.
‘We are looking at things like dust and air quality.
‘Material that is stockpiled at the site will be dampened down during dry periods and all waste removed by the trucks will be covered over for the journey.
Mr Henry explained that the JDC had commissioned extensive testing of soil at the site, adding that environmental groups who had previously asked questions about the site could review all of the scheme’s construction policies.
And according to the environmental management plan any pockets of contaminated earth are due to be tested to see if they can be reused or whether it should be isolated and disposed of.
‘While the stockpiling of potentially contaminated material shall generally not be encouraged, where stockpiling is unavoidable, the material must be located on hard standing and covered with sheeting,’ the report said.
Noise and vibration monitoring will also be carried out to ensure the project complies with construction guidelines.’
