WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1983
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$63M ROAD PROJECT IN TUEN MUN
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $63.3 MILLION CONTRACT TO KIN SHING CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR A ROAD PROJECT AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME TO DEVELOP TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON AT THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE BY THE PROJECT MANAGER OF TUEN MUN, MR S.K. KWEI, AND MR K.K. CHEUNG, MANAGER OF THE COMPANY.
MR KWEI SAID THAT WORK ON THE CONTRACT INVOLVED THE WIDENING OF A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING TO PUI TO ROAD INTO A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, AN ELEVATED INTERCHANGE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ROUNDABOUT AT THE JUNCTION OF TUEN MUN ROAD AND PUI TO ROAD.
+THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE OVER CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND THE PROVISION OF ROOF COVERS FOR THREE EXISTING FOOTBRIDGES OVER TUEN MUN ROAD, TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY DRAINAGE WORK,+ MR KWEI ADDED.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, EXPECTED TO START NEXT WEEK AND LAST FOR ABOUT 22 MONTHS, COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REGULATE TRAFFIC FLOW AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CENTRAL PARTS OF TUEN MUN.
+THE PROJECT WILL CATER FOR INCREASED TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND AT THE JUNCTION OF TUEN MUN ROAD AND PUI TO ROAD AND WILL COMPLETE THE NECESSARY VEHICULAR LINKS BETWEEN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN ROAD AND HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD,+ MR KWEI SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD NORTH OF TUEN MUN CLINIC TO LINK UP THE EXISTING SECTION OF HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD WITH THE SECTION TO BE CONSTRUCTED VIA A NEW FLYOVER AND FOOTBRIDGE OVER CASTLE PEAK ROAD, AND FOR THE WIDENING OF ANOTHER SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM A DUAL TWO-LANE TO A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
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