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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987
OF
THE SECTION IS PART OF A 12-KILOMETRE-LONG HIGH-CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD FROM FAN KAM ROAD TO AU TAU, RUNNING ALONG THE ALIGNMENT
THE EXISTING CASTLE PEAK ROAD THROUGH KWU TUNG, SAN TIN, MAI PO AND SAN WAI.
THE FIVE-PHASE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $1.3 BILLION.
PHASE I, FROM FAN KAM ROAD TO PAK SHEK AU, WAS OPENED ΤΟ
TRAFFIC LAST APRIL.
PHASE II, FROM PAK SHEK AU TO ΜΑΙ PO, IS
CONSTRUCTION AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1988.
NOW
UNDER
WORK ON PHASE III WILL COMMENCE LATER THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1989.
1989
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE IV, FROM FAIRVIEW PARK TO AU TAU, AND PHASE V, THE AU TAU BYPASS, ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN FOR COMPLETION BY EARLY 1990 AND LATER 1991 RESPECTIVELY.
1988 AND
UPON FULL COMPLETION, THE PROJECT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE CONGESTION ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND BECOME PART OF A DIRECT ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA VIA THE BORDER CROSSING AT LOK MA CHAU. THIS IS NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED AND IS DUE FOR COMPLETION AT THE SAME TIME AS PHASE 11 WORK.
PHASE III WILL INITIALLY BE A FOUR-KILOMETRE-LONG DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WITH A TWO-WAY SERVICE ROAD ON EACH SIDE. ADDITIONAL LANES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A LATER DATE TO WIDEN THE CARRIAGEWAY TO DUAL THREE-LANE.
GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGES WILL BE BUILT AT SAN TIN, MAI PO AND FAIRVIEW PARK. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED AT WAI TSAI, YAU MEI SAN TSUEN, CHUK YUEN AND SAN WAI.
OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK WILL INCLUDE DRAINAGE LANDSCAPING AND ROAD LIGHTING.
GOVERNOR TO BE PATRON OF SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND
IMPROVEMENTS,
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO BE THE PATRON OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, MR PETER POON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FUND, MEMBERS OF BOTH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COUNCIL INVITED THE GOVERNOR TO BE THE FUND'S PATRON.
/MR POON
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