FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1989
THE NEW ONE WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LAN FOR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC WITH A CONCRETE CENTRAL BARRIER TO SEPARATE OPPOSING TRAFFIC FLOWS.
HR DEATON SAID THAT THE FLYOVER WOULD ENABLE TRAFFIC TO MOVE MORE SLOV.M
BUTTERM KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND PROVIDE AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF SAFETY.
TRAFFIC IN VED.
COMPLETION or THE REMAINING IT .] ARGYLE STREET AND WATERLOO
GROUND LEVEL WORKS, ROAD WOULD ALSO BE
SOME M FECAL NACPIONS OF THE GROUND LEVEL WORKS AT THE JUNCTION OF POVISS NALGARUT ROAD, ARGYLE STREET AND WATERLOO ROAD COULD NOT DE · MENCED UN IL THE COMPLETION OF THE FLYOVER IN ORDER TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
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DR TSE, MR BEATON, THE REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER {KOWLOON), MR YEUNG KIM-CHOY, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, MR WONG SIK-KONG, CUT A RIBBON TO DECLARE THE FLYOVER OPEN.
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AND SUPERVISING THE RECONSTRUCTION WORKS AND THE ADJACENT GROUND LEVEL ROADS.
THE $60 MILLION PROJECT WAS AWARDED TO NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN JUNE 1986, AND THE FLYOVER WAS COMPLETED IN 33 MONTHS.
THE FLYOVER WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 3.30 PM TODAY.
CONTRACT FOR TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL CONNECTION SIGNED
A $232 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE TATE'S SOUTHERN CONNECTION WAS AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY).
CAIRN TUNNEL SHA TIN TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT
IT WAS SIGNED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER/SHA TIN, MR K.T. KUO, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONTRACTOR.
THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRUNK ROAD T5 IN AREA 14 OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN. IT WILL CONNECT THE EXISTING ROAD SYSTEM IN SHA TIN TO THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
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