WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1981
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ANOTHER ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR CONTRACT AWARDED
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A MAJOR CONTRACT FOR PART OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR WAS AWARDED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO GAMMON (HONG KONG) LTD BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE CONTRACT, VALUED AT $196 MILLION, WAS FORMALLY SIGNED BY MR HAROLD BEATON, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, AND MR DAVID MORRIS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GAMMON (HONG KONG) LTD.
AFTER THE CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY, MR BEATON SAID THAT WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN 1984.
IT COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 850 METRE-LONG ELEVATED DUAL THREE-LANE HIGHWAY, 600 METRES OF WHICH WILL BE OVER THE SEA.
*THIS SECTION OF THE COASTAL ROAD WILL CONNECT THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AT THE HEALTHY STREET INTERCHANGE IN THE WEST AND THE NEW QUARRY BAY RECLAMATION IN THE EAST, HE SAID.
+ELEVATED SLIP ROADS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND FROM JAVA AND KING'S ROADS TO COMPLETE THE HEALTHY STREET INTERCHANGE+,
WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO HEALTHY STREET WEST IS PROCEEDING SATISFACTOR ILY.
THE WORK, SO FAR, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS ON LAND AND IN THE HARBOUR.
A FURTHER CONTRACT, TO BE SIGNED NEXT YEAR, WILL EXTEND THE CORRIDOR TO TAIKOO SHING AT GROUND LEVEL ACROSS QUARRY BAY ON RECLAIMED LAND NOW BEING FORMED AND IT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1984.
*WITH THE COMPLETION OF BOTH STAGES OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, A FOUR KILOMETRE-LONG DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND TAIKOO SHING WITH A POTENTIAL CAPACITY OF 10 000 VEHICLES PER HOUR, WHICH NEARLY TREBLES THAT OF KING'S ROAD, HE ADDED.
MR BEATON SAID THAT THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE SECOND STAGE EXTENDING THE HIGHWAY TO SHAU KEI WAN ARE BEING PLANNED WITH A TARGET COMPLETION DATE AT THE END OF 1985.
THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO TA IKOO SHING HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA WHO WILL ALSO SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION ON BEHALF OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.