P 87
P.W.E. New Territories.
Bridges.
Number. Total length. No. and length of spans. 1 182' 5 @ 30 ft, and 2 @ 12 ft. 1 25' 1 @ 25 ft. 2 18′ 3 @ 6 ft. 3 15' 3 @ 5 ft. 1 10' 2 @ 5 ft. 1 1..Culverts.
6' 0" × 5′ 0′′ 4' 0" x 3' 0" 2′ 0′′×2′ ... " X 7..The whole of the bridges and culverts are constructed of ferro-concrete, the principal bridge being supported on 12" × 12" ferro-concrete piles, averaging 27 feet in length, driven into the hard ground. In the case of some of the other bridges, much difficulty arose in the construction of the foundations of the abutments and piers owing to the exceptional amount of rain which fell during the dry season.
The road is 4.20 miles long. 16 feet wide on embankments and 18 feet wide in cuttings. The maximum gradient is 1 in 30. Trees have been planted on both sides of it, wherever possible, by the Botanical and Forestry Department.
The amount expended on resumption of land required for the road was $2,392.26, of which $1,750.00 was expended in 1913.
The widening of a portion of the road from Fanling to Castle Peak Bay, 1.15 miles in length and 8 feet in width, was undertaken and paid for out of the vote for the road already described. It has now been widened to 20 feet. The amount expended on this work was $1,119.20, including $107.80 spent in resuming land. The work was still incomplete at the close of the year.
1914 Estimates, $40,000.00 Total Estimates, 1914 Expenditure, 35,032.25 Expenditure to 31/12/14, $46,000.00 36,782.25