TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1982
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CONTRACT FOR ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR
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THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A MAJOR CONTRACT FOR THE FINAL PART OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR TO HENRY BOOT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
THE CONTRACT, VALUED AT $64 MILLION, WAS FORMALLY SIGNED BY MR NG TECK-SHENG, ACTING PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, AND MR DAVID MYLES, DIRECTOR OF HENRY BOOT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
MR NG SAID THAT WORK ON THE CONTRACT WOULD START THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN 1984.
THE CONTRACT COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 700-METRE LONG DUAL THREE-LANE HIGHWAY AT GROUND LEVEL BETWEEN QUARRY BAY AND TA IKOO SHING ON QUARRY BAY RECLAMATION.
+THE NEW SECTION WILL CONNECT WITH THE INITIAL PART OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CORRIDOR ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN HEALTHY STREET AND QUARRY BAY, AND WILL BE CONTINUED EASTWARDS TO MEET THE FUTURE EXTENSION OF THE CORRIDOR AT SAI WAN HO RECLAMATION, HE SAID.
THE CONTRACT ALSO INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERCHANGE AT TA IKOO SHING CONNECTING THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ESTATE ROADS WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT.
+WITH THE COMPLETION OF BOTH STAGES AND 11 OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR IN 1984, 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,+ MR NG ADDED.
MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION WORK NOW UNDER WAY ON THE REMAINING SECTION OF STAGE I FROM TAIKOO SHING TO SHAU KE WAN IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1985.
THIS SECTION WAS COMMISSIONED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE IR CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE SHAU KEI WAN STATION, HE SAID.
MR NG ALSO DISCLOSED THAT STAGE 1 OF THE CORRIDOR EXTENDING THE HIGHWAY FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO CHAI WAN WAS BEING PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN THE LATE EIGHTIES.
THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM CAUSEWAY BAY TO TAIKOO SHING WAS DESIGNED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA WHICH WILL ALSO SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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