cluding a short section through Tsuen Wan), feeder roads of the first section of the Pat Heung Road System, the extension of Ting Kok Road to Tai Mei Tuk to provide access to the Plover Cove Water Development project, Lau Fau Shan Road Stage I and widening and realignment of South Lantau Road from Silver Mine Bay to Cheung Sha.
9.24. Internal roads were being constructed within the development areas of Shek Wu Hui, Tsuen Wan and Tai Wai as and when circumstances permitted.
9.25. Work was well advanced on the widening of Stage II of Texaco Road, the construction of the dual carriageway of the first phase of the last section between Kwai Chung and Lai Chi Kok Gap and the section through Tsuen Wan.
9.26. The Lion Rock Tunnel Project was under control of the Waterworks Office. Work on both portals was well advanced and the tunnel into the hillside at the Kowloon end had penetrated about 300 feet.
BRIDGES
9.27. Work was started on the construction of a new concrete bridge to replace the existing Bailey Bridge across the Indus River on the road from Sheung Shui to Man Kam To.
QUARRIES
9.28. The two quarries, operated by direct labour, produced 205,097 tons of stone from which 116,337 tons of a wide range of bituminous road mixture was manufactured. The total value of these products amounted to $4,188,000 whilst the operating costs of the quarries were $2,484,000.
9.29. Whilst the demand for bituminous road mixture at Mount Butler was the lowest for the past four years, the heavy demand from Hok Yuen raised the overall production of bituminous road mixture to the highest on record.
9.30. The following table shows the output of the quarries over the past four years:
Quarry Total Stone (Tons) Bituminous Mixes (Tons) 58-59 59-60 60-61 61-62 58-59 59-60 60-61 61-62 Hok Yuen 112,225 115,516 122,604 104,886 39,957 51,184 72,392 86,085 Mt. Butler 112,961 109,419 119,792 100,211 41,248 44,120 33,788 30,252 Total ... 235,186 224,935 242,396 205,097 81,205 95,304 106,180 116,33748