Flooding Blackspots
Blackspots Identity No. 3
Chatham Road South (Granville Road to Austin Avenue)
District
Yau Tsim Mong
Scale
1
Cause of Flooding
Inadequate capacity of existing drainage system
Responsible Division
Mainland South
Responsible District Senior Engineer
L. CHEN
Telephone No.
2300 1147
Responsible District Engineer
Andy T. W. CHEUNG
Telephone No.
2300 1581
Year First Appeared
1995
Commissioning Date of the Drainage Improvement Works
September 2015 and February 2018 (Short-term measures)
Short-term Mitigation Measures
1. Preventive maintenance to maintain the existing capacity of the drainage system.
2. Routine joint inspection with FEHD and HyD on the road gullies.
3. Drainage improvements including the construction of special manholes at north bound of Chatham Road South were completed in September 2015.
4. Drainage improvements including the construction of additional road gullies at north bound of Chatham Road South were completed in February 2018.
Long-term Mitigation Measures
Drainage improvement works commenced in August 2022 for target completion in 2027.