FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1978
P.W.D. AWARDS MAJOR ROAD CONTRACT TO PHILIPPINE FIRM
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THE P.W.D. HAS AWARDED A $59.2 MILLION CONTRACT TO A PHILIPPINE FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD.
THIS STRETCH OF ROAD, MEASURING ABOUT FIVE KILOMETRES, WILL RUN FROM TSUEN WAN TO SHAM TSENG.
DR. Y.L. CHOI, CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SIGNED THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE P.W.D. AND MR. R.M. CUENCA SIGNED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AT A CEREMONY IN G.I.S. THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, TODAY.
THE WORK UNDER THE CONTRACT, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 26 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1.2 KILOMETRES OF BRIDGE AND VIADUCT, SEVERAL DRAINAGE CULVERTS, AND RETAINING WALLS. THERE WILL ALSO BE EXTENSIVE EARTH AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
DR. CHOI SAID THAT THE CONTRACT IS THE FIRST OF THREE MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR TUEN MUN ROAD, STAGE TWO WORTH A TOTAL OF ABOUT $133 MILLION - BEING LET FOR THE 17-KILOMETRE ROAD.
+THE REMAINING CONTRACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND WORK ON ALL THE THREE CONTRACTS IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATER 1980, + HE SAID.
THE FIRST THREE LANES OF THE TUEN MUN ROAD WERE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN MAY THIS YEAR.
SINCE ITS OPENING, DR. CHOI SAID, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN HAVE BEEN IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY.
+WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD, THE TRAFFIC BETWEEN THESE TWO NEW TOWNS WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED, HE ADDED.
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