Environmental issues were incorporated
from the early stages of Calais Port 2015 project.
Calais Port 2015 environmental measures
Like any major infrastructure project in France, a series of environmental measures were requested from the stakeholders after the public inquiry carried out in 2012. These measures were set by prefectoral order and include :
A – Mitigation measures during the construction
These measures are of several kinds :
- Optimization of the breakwater ground plane to mitigate the impact of the hydrosedimentary conditions ;
- Phasing works in time and space to limit the disturbance of marine mammals and birds living nearby ;
- Implementation of a light plan adapted to limit light pollution ;
- Measures to limit road traffic, and more generally noise ;
- Measures to fight against marine and air pollution ;
- Protected and heritage plant species within the project area to be moved ;
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B – Mitigation measures during the operating phase following the construction phase
They are mainly implemented by the concessionaire :
- Preservation of areas suitable for birds nesting on the port hubs ;
- Monitoring water quality and sanitation of platforms ;
- Environmental performance for buildings with High Energy Efficient label ;
- Measures to limit road traffic disturbance by rail traffic management ;
- Measures for maintenance dredging provided by the Hauts-de-France Région ;
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C – Follow-up and monitoring measures before, during and after the construction phase :
They are implemented by the Hauts-de-France Région, the concessionaire or the Design and Construction Joint Venture :
- Monitoring water and air quality ;
- Developing a viewing site for migratory and wintering birds and marine mammals ;
- Support for access to employment in close collaboration with the Nord-Pas de Calais Région on recruitment / employment / training schemes and created jobs monitoring ;
- Implementation of a “Maison du Projet” ;
- Ecological management of the undeveloped area outside the port domain ;
- Differentiated management of developed port areas ;
- Scientific monitoring of species ;
- Bathymetry monitoring to the Hemmes de Marck ;
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D – Compensation measures
Both following compensation measures aim at developing sites or equipment to increase their environmental contribution :
- Renaturation of the area having sheltered until 2016 the migrants’ camp ;
- Implementation of an artificial reef at the breakwater bottom to be studied.