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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994
WORKS ON TING KAU BRIDGE TO BEGIN SOON
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WORKS ON THE TING KAU BRIDGE AND APPROACH VIADUCT, WHICH WILL
TSUEN WAN PROVIDE RELIEF TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE TING KAU
EARLY SEPTEMBER FOR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN KWAI CHUNG CORRIDOR, COMPLETION IN MID-1997.
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS AUTHORISED THE PROJECT WHICH WILL BE TOTALLY FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $3.7 BILLION.
THE BRIDGE WILL CONNECT TSING YI ISLAND AND TING KAU AND WILL A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE NEW AIRPORT AND THE NORTHWEST
PROVIDE TERRITORIES.
NEW
TRUNK
ROAD AND THE
IT WILL FORM PART OF THE ROUTE 3, A MAJOR NEW WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LINK UP YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, KOWLOON HONG KONG ISLAND.
A
SPOKESMAN
FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE PROJECT AND A INCLUDED THE
BRIDGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH LEVEL VIADUCT ACROSS THE RAMBLER CHANNEL WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT METRES.
1,775
IT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ELEVATED SLIP LINKING TUEN MUN ROAD.
ROADS
"DESIGN
AND
AND
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED ON A BUILD" BASIS AND THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MITIGATION IN BOTH CONSTRUCTION OPERATION STAGES.
TSUEN
ON
THE KWAI TSING AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICTS BOARDS AND THE WAN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD BEEN CONSULTED THE PROJECT. NONE OF THEM RAISED ANY OBJECTION.
THE NOTICE OF THE
AUTHORISATION
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (THURSDAY).
WAS
PUBLISHED IN
THE
AND
PLANS OF THE PROJECT CAN BE SEEN AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES DISTRICT LAND OFFICES IN TUSEN WAN AND KWAI TSING. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE.
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