Tuesday, January 16, 1973
ABERDEEN TUNNEL FEASIBILITY STUDY
Consultants' Report Expected In May
The Government is studying the feasibility of building a road
tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang.
The need for a high-capacity north-south road link, proposed by
the Long Term Road Study, has become apparent as a result of the rapid
housing and industrial development in the Aberdeen and Wah Fu areas and
the increasing degree of recreational interest in the southern coast of
Hong Kong Island.
The study is being carried out by consulting engineers who are
expected to submit their report to the Government in May.
The report will include suggested alignments, structural details,
proposed construction methods, and an estimate of the cost of both the
tunnel and the necessary road connections at either end.
A spokesman for the Public Works Department said: "The brief to
the consultants calls for the provision of dual two-lane carriageways,
connecting in the north to the Cross Harbour Tunnel and Waterfront Road;
via an extension to the Canal Road Flyover, and in the south to the
existing Wong Chuk Hang Road by means of a grade separated interchange."
"As part of the Consultants' investigations a detailed ground
investigation contract has been let and is now underway," he added.
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