SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1988
THE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SMUGOLERS RIDGE TUNNELS IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.
WAS COMPLETED
TODAY'S FINAL BREAKTHROUGH UNDEL NERDLE HILL..
PLACE TOOK
IN THE NORTH TUNNEL
ABOUT 450,000 CUBIC METRES OF ROCK WAS EXCAVATED AND ABOUT TONNES OF EXPLOSIVES WERE USED IN BUILDING ALL THE TUNNELS.
540
ON
COMPLETION
OF
TUNNEL
INSTALLATION EXCAVATION ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE TUNNELS WILL BEGIN.
WORK,
OF
1
1
THE END OF THE SHING UN TUNNELS, TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC BY
A COMPUTERISED TUNNEL SUPERVISORY NEX • YEAR, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH
THE TUNNEL OPERATION BNSURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF SYSTEM TO MONITORED AND CONTROLLED SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
ARE
THE CONSULTING
FOR
DESIGN SECTION ARE MOTT,
AND
HAY
RESPONSIBLE ANG.NAERS SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHING MUN AND ANDERSON, FA EAST.
THE CONTRACTOR COMPRISES A JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY GAMMON LIMITED, DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS AND SKANSKA AB.
(AK)
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM AWARDED TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT
THE GOVERNMENT
GAMMON-NISHIMATSU
PROPOSAL
HAS SELECTED THE
FOR THE FRANCHISE TO CONSORTIUM
THE SECRETARY FOR OPERATE THE TATE'S CARIN MICHAEL LEUNG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE
TUNNEL,
COMPANY,
MAIN INVESTORS ARE NISHIMATSU TRAFALGAR MATHESON AND JARDINE, CHARTERED ASIA, AND CITOH AND COMPANY. THE ABOUT $2 BILLION.
MID-1991
SUBMITTED CONSTRUCT
BY
AND
TRANSPORT,
MR
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY,
HOUSE ESTIMATED
PLC.
STANDARD
INVESTMENT
IS
BUILDING THE TUNNEL ONE YEAR EARLIER THAN
MR LEUNG SAID THE CONSORTIUM WOULD START IN MID-1988 AND COMPLETE IT BY PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED.
MR LEUNG WELCOMED THIS PROPOSAL AND SAID THAT
LONG -TERM RELIEF TO THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CONGESTION.
GOOD
ENGINEERING
IT WOULD BRING
PACKAGE
WHICH
APART FROM OFFERING A ALLOW FOR A SHORT CONSTRUCTION TIME, THE CONSORTIUM ALSO PROPOSED INITIAL TOLLS AND A STABLE TOLL REGIME.
WOULD
LOW
/MR LEUNG
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