FRIDAY, AUGUST 28,
1981
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CONTRACT FOR KCR NEW STATION SIGNED
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WORK ON YET ANOTHER STATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL START NEXT WEEK AS PART OF THE KCR MODERNISATION AND ELECTR IF ICATION PROGRAMME,
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $53.7 MILLION CONTRACT TO LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY. LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TAI PO MARKET STATION.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY MR D.M. HOWES CONTROLLER OF RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT, AND MR J.A. BRAZIER AND MŔ J.J. MCNAUGHT OF LEIGHTON.
THE NEW TAI PO MARKET STATION, TO BE BUILT ABOUT 250 METRES SOUTH OF THE EXISTING STATION, WILL BE A TWO-STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE-FRAMED BUILDING SUPPORTED ON STEEL PILES.
IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE PLATFORMS BY TWO SUBWAYS PASSING UNDER THE RAIL TRACKS. ESCALATORS AND STAIRWAYS WILL GIVE ACCESS TO THE PLATFORMS FROM THE SUBWAYS.
COMMENTING ON THE CONTRACT, MR HOWES SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL STATIONS TO BE BUILT TO THE NORTH OF SHA TIN,
+WHEN COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR,+ MR HOWES SAID +THE NEW STATION WILL BECOME AN IMPORTANT INTERCHANGE FOR THE NEW MODERN ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE AND THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ROAD TRANSPORT SERVING TAI PO NEW TOWN. +
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATION BUILDING, PLATFORM AND CANOPIES, THE EXTERNAL FORECOURTS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
TIN LOK LANE SECTION PARTIALLY CLOSED
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THE SECTION OF SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TIN LOK LANE BETWEEN HENNESSY ROAD AND WAN CHAI ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 30) FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO FACILITATE ROAD REPAIRS.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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