FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1974
NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE AND THROUGHROAD FOR TAI PO
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WORK WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY BRIDGE AND A TWO-LANE UNDERPASS AT 17-1/2 MILESTONE, TAI PO ROAD NEAR TAI PO TAU VILLAGE,
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE PROJECT WHICH AIMS PRIMARILY AT IMPROVING THE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT THE EXISTING RAILWAY UNDERPASS.
A FOUR-SPAN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE RAILWAY BRIDGE MEASURING SOME 55 METRES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. WHEN THE BRIDGE IS BEING BUILT, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RAILWAY TRACK WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED.
AT THE SAME TIME, ABOUT 400 METRES OF TAI PO ROAD NEAR THE UNDERPASS WILL BE REALIGNED TO FORM A NEW THROUGH ROAD, INCLUDED IN THE ROADWORKS WILL BE IMPROVEMENT OF TWO SHARP BENDS AND WIDENING OF EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY TO A WIDTH OF 7.3 METRES.
ON COMPLETION OF THE BRIDGE, A NEW TWO-LANE RAILWAY UNDERPASS ABOUT 90 METRES SOUTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING UNDER- PASS WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC.
THE PRESENT UNDERPASS IS NARROW AND HAS A DANGEROUS 'S' BEND. TRAFFIC, WHICH IS REGULATED BY TRAFFIC SIGNALS, FLOWS IN ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME. THOUGH THIS ARRANGEMENT HELPS TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, IT SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC FLOW AND CREATES HEAVY CONGESTION ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
IN THIS RESPECT, THE NEW ROAD, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SAFE AND CONGESTION-FREE THROUGHWAY, IS EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE THE BOTTLENECK AT THE PRESENT UNDERPASS NEAR TAI PO TAU VILLAGE.
WORK ON THE WHOLE PROJECT IS DUE TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISIÓN OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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