FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1981
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TUEN MUN ROAD SECTION TO BE WIDENED
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A SECTION OF TUEN MUN ROAD BETWEEN THE DRAGON INN AND THE ON TING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN IS TO BE WIDENED.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE SECTION IS PART OF THE ROAD LINKING TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN AND ALSO FORMS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT NETWORK PROPOSED FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE ROAD IS NOW A SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY. IT IS TO BE WIDENED TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WITH TWO OR THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, AND WILL THEN BE ABLE TO CARRY MORE THAN TWICE THE TRAFFIC.
THE WORK INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 850-METRE SECTION OF THE NEW WESTERN CARRIAGEWAY, INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SAM SHING HUI BRIDGE OVER CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TOGETHER WITH RECONSTRUCTION OF SOME PARTS OF THE EXISTING EASTERN CARRIAGEWAY.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK IS PART OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PWD. WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS FOR THE PWD.
WATER PIPE TEST
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CHAI WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON MONDAY (JULY 20) TO 6 AM ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (JULY 21) FOR WATER LEAKAGE TEST.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE ALONG CHA! WAN ROAD, FROM A KUNG NGAM ROAD TO HONG MAN STREET JUNCTION, INCLUDING LOK MAN ROAD, CHEUNG MAN ROAD, HING WAH TSUEN, PAK SHA WAN AND SHAN TSUI COURT.