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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1993
IN
THE WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START EARLY 1995 AND BE COMPLETED LATE 1996. ON COMPLETION, THE RISK OF SEWAGE FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED.
PROJECT IS THE SECOND MAJOR
THE NORTHWEST KOWLOON SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR NORTHWEST KOWLOON.
KOWLOON SEWAGE
THE FIRST WAS THE $1.3 BILLION NORTHWEST TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL PROJECT COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1992. ALLOWING SEWAGE COLLECTED IN THE AREAS TO BE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT PLANT ON STONECUTTERS ISLAND BEFORE DISPOSAL.
A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR THE STAGE II WORKS WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES {PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT), MR CLEMENT LAU AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF MONTGOMERY WATSON HONG KONG LIMITED,
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ADVANCE RECONSTRUCTION WORK FOR LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD
THE
ON
LION
ROAD
WORKS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING CONCRETE CENTRAL DIVIDER ROCK TUNNEL ROAD BETWEEN IIUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE AND SHA TIN WILL START ON SUNDAY (JULY 18) AND BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE ADVANCE WORK WAS TO HELP THE TIDAL FLOW ARRANGEMENT AND TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC IMPACT DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF STAGE I OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD.
THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT INVOLVES THE SECTION OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD FROM THE TOLL PLAZA TO SHA TIN ROAD.
DURING STAGE
OF THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO EASE TRAFFIC FLOW IN AND EVENING PEAK HOURS.
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TIDAL FLOW THE MORNING
TRAFFIC CYLINDERS TO DELINEATE LANES, WARNING LIGHTS AND SHORT SECTION OF SAFETY FENCE WILL RE ERECTED IN PLACE TO SEPARATE TRAFFIC," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE ADVANCE WORK WILL REDUCE THE CONSTRUCTION TIME OF THE SUBSEQUENT STAGE I RECONSTRUCTION WORKS FROM EIGHT MONTHS TO SEVEN MONTHS, HE ADDED.
DURING THE ADVANCE WORKS, THE FAST LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WILL BE CLOSED DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS BACH DAY.
THE FAST LANE ON THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM AND THAT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.
TO SHORTEN
REQUIRED.
CONSTRUCTION
TIME,
NIGHT WORKING WILL ALSO BR
"HOWEVER, NIGHT WORKS WILL BE CONFINED ΤΟ ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL NOT GENERATE EXCESSIVE NOISE,
HE STRESSED.
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