Control and Recovery of Environment after the Construction

The Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project will bring very deep, far, and long lasting influence on the environment inevitably. This article focuses on what shall be done considering environmental issues after the construction. Herein an environmental protection program with a four-step procedure is particularly illustrated, including setting environmental objectives, formulation of environment protection program, plan of environmental survey, and management of environmental event. This procedure based on the outcome of environmental impact assessment formulates an environment protection program to control and recover environmental problems after the project completed. Two case studies will illustrate the special design and considerations adopted that make the project coexist with the environment successfully, peacefully, and friendly.