SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1986
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ANOTHER NT CIRCULAR ROAD SECTION TO BE BUILT
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A 750-METRE-LONG CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM SHEUNG SAN WAI TO YAU MEI SAN TSUEN IN YUEN LONG AS PART OF THE NEW TERRITOR IES CIRCULAR ROAD PROJECT.
THE NEW ROAD IS PART OF THE THIRD PHASE OF A PROJECT TO IMPROVE A 12-KILOMETRE-LONG SECTION OF THE CIRCULAR ROAD RUNNING FROM AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD, VIA MAI PO, SAN TIN AND KHU TUNG.
IT WILL BE A DUAL, THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, WITHOUT FRONTAGE ACCESS.
SERVICE ROADS TO CATER FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC WILL BE LINKED TO THE TRUNK ROAD AT FAIRVIEW PARK BY A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE.
THE EXISTING CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE ONE OF THE SERVICE ROADS TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW DURING CONSTRUCTION,
A FOOTBRIDGE WILL BE BUILT NEAR SHEUNG CHUK YUEN TO ENABLE PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS IN SAFETY.
DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ALTERATIONS OF SERVICES AND UTILITIES WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE PROJECT.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD STARTED IN APRIL 1984, AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
IT COVERS A DISTANCE OF 4.5 KILOMETRES FROM PAK SHEK AU TO FAN KAM ROAD AND COSTS ABOUT $100 MILLION.
THE SECOND PHASE COVERS 2.5 KILOMETRES FROM MAI PO TO PAK SHEK AU. WORK STARTED LAST DECEMBER AND IS TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1988.
THE COST OF THE PROJECT IS ABOUT $260 MILLION.
OBJECTION TO THE WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY SEPTEMBER 16.
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