Q 95
P.W.E. New Territories.
The total cost of the work ($53,592.34) includes a sum of $4,315.44 spent on widening that portion of the road extending from the Shataukok Light Railway to the road leading to the Fanling Golf Course. The estimate of $46,000 included no provision for this work.
Two sums, amounting in all to $71.11, which had been drawn for payment of compensation in respect of land resumed in connection with the widening of the road were refunded to the Treasury.
Fanling through
(c.) Kam Tin to Fanling through Ha Tsia Gap, Section A.— It was decided to postpone the execution of this work and no expenditure was incurred on it.
(d.) Castle Peak to Shataukok,-Bridge over Au Tau Creek.- The bridging of the Au Tau Creek, which is necessary in order to connect up the portions of road to the north and south of that waterway and so make available throughout for wheeled traffic the road which now extends from Kowloon Point, viâ Taipo and Fanling, to Castle Peak Bay, a distance of 41 miles, was undertaken, a Contract for the work being let in May to Mr. Ah Fung. Considerable lengths of the road have a width of only 6 feet, but by far the greater portion has a minimum width of 14 feet and it is intended to widen the remainder to 20 feet.
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The bridge is being constructed throughout of ferro-concrete, supported on ferro-concrete piles and, by the close of the year, the whole of the piles (48 in number) had been made and 31 of them had been driven down to hard bottom. The depth to which the piles have been driven below the surface of the ground varies from 12½ to 18 feet.
A Contract was let in August to one of the local Village Elders for forming the earthwork approaches to the bridge, the necessary material for which is being obtained from an extensive mangrove swamp adjoining the creek. The excavation which is being executed in order to obtain material for forming the embankments will result in improving the stream-course. Satisfactory progress had been made with the work, which is partly tidal, at the close of the year.
1915 Estimates, $26,000.00 Total Estimates, $29,000.00
1915 Expenditure, $10,350.76 Expenditure to 31/12/15, $10,350.76
(e.) Fanling to Castle Peak Bay-Widening to 20 feet the section extending from road leading to Fanling Golf Course to San Tin Village (3.6 miles) Two Contracts for the execution of the necessary earthworks were let in July to the local Village Elders, the portion of road dealt with being divided into two convenient sections for this purpose, while a third Contract was similarly let for extending the culverts in line with the widening of the road. It was decided not to widen the 3-span (75 feet) bridge at Kam Tsun which is at present 14 feet wide.
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