THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1982
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SITE INVESTIGATION FOR JUNK BAY ROAD TUNNEL
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THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $2 MILLION CONTRACT TO LAM SOIL AND CONCRETE LABORATORY LTD. FOR THE SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPOSED PRINCIPAL ACCESS A ROAD TUNNEL TO JUNK BAY NEW TOWN,
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THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR M.J. JEFFERY, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
MR JEFFERY SAID THE ROAD TUNNEL WOULD RUN FROM THE NORTHERN END OF THE EXISTING JUNK BAY ROAD TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN JUNK BAY.
THE CONTRACT CONSISTS OF TAKING VARIOUS SOIL SAMPLES THROUGH WHICH THE ROAD TUNNEL WILL PASS TO ESTABLISH THE GROUND CONDITIONS AND VAR LOUS METHODS OF DRILLING WILL BE EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
FEEDER BUS SERVICES IN KWAI CHUNG TO TAKE MORE DIRECT ROUTE
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MORE DIRECT BUS FEEDER SERVICES TO THE KWAI FONG MTR STATION WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM 11 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.
KMB ROUTES 31M, 36M AND 50M AT PRESENT TRAVELLING ALONG KWAI CHUNG ROAD SOUTHBOUND WILL BE TAKING A MORE DIRECT ROUTE BY TURNING RIGHT INTO KWAI FOO ROAD, INSTEAD OF TRAVELLING VIA KWAI ON ROAD AND HING FONG ROAD.
BY SEGREGATING BUSES FROM OTHER VEHICLES ALONG THE CONGESTED HING FONG ROAD, TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SUBSTANTIALLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE BUS STOPS ON HING FONG ROAD WILL BE RE-LOCATED TO THE SOUTHBOUND SECTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD BETWEEN KWAI ON ROAD AND KWAI FOO ROAD.
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