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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981
$71-MILL TON ROAD-IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A 71-MILLION CONTRACT TO FRANK! CONTRACTORS LTD. FOR A MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI HO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK FORD IN TSU WAN NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON (WEDNESDAY) BY ME .N. FONG, PROJECT MANAGER OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND MR R.J.C. HARTLEY, ANAGING DIRECTOR OF FRANKI CONTRACTORS LTD.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER. TWO FOOTER IDGES ACROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE FLYOVER WILL LINK TAI HO ROAD TO THE NEW MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AS WELL AS THE RECENTLY-DIVERTED ROUTE TWISK.
THE FOOTBRIDGES WILL ENABLE THE PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO THE MTR STATION AND THE NEW BUS TERMINUS BUILDING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
ADDITION, THE EXISTING SIGNAL-CONTROLLED JUNCTION WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE LANDSCAPED TRAFFIC ISLANDS AND A NEW ROAD, TO BE NAMED SAI LAU KOK ROAD, WILL BE BUILT PARALLEL TO CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO SERVE BOTH BUS AND MTR USERS.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT 26 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SIR JACK LEAVING FOR NEW POST *****
SIR JACK CATER WILL LEAVE BY AIR FOR LONDON TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT AS HONG KONG'S COMMISSIONER.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TV CAMERAMEN WISHING TO COVER SIR JACK'S DEPARTURE.
THEY ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT 2.45 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST.
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