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ROAD WORKS SLIPPAGE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN AND WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
A
BLAKE, IN THE
TO
FOR
QUESTION: AS THE GOVERNMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF MEASURES
IMPROVE THE OVERALL SITUATION OF ROAD EXCAVATION WORKS SOME TIME, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:
REPLY:
(A)
HOW THE SLIPPAGE IN ROAD WORKS HAS BEEN IMPROVED SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH MEASURES; AND
(B)
WHETHER IT WILL
CONSIDER IMPOSING
FINES ON CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SLIPPAGE; IF SO, WHEN SUCH MEASURE WILL BE INTRODUCED; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE?
MR PRESIDENT,
(A)
TERMS THE IT IS
TO MEASURE IN EXACT VERY DIFFICULT IMPROVEMENT IN SLIPPAGE ON ALL THE ROAD WORKS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIMPLE
LONG METHOD TO DETERMINE HOW INDIVIDUAL JOBS SHOULD TAKE HAD THERE BEEN NO SLIPPAGE
TO THE FAULT OF THE CONTRACTORS, BEARING IN THE
NATURE OF VARIOUS FACTORS VARYING PROGRESS OF WORKS.
DUE
MIND
AFFECTING
THE
IT SHOULD
SLIPPAGE FOR
BE NOTED THAT ONE.
IN ROAD
OF THE
THE WORKS IS IN FACT, IN
THE
MAJOR LACK OF PAST,
ON SITE. RESOURCES
HOWEVER, CAUSES SUFFICIENT VERY OFTEN A NUMBER OF THE SITES WERE FOUND UNATTENDED AFTER THE ROAD SURFACE WAS OPENED.
THIS SITUATION HAS IMPROVED SINCE HIGHWAYS HAS TIGHTENED UP CARRYING OUT MORE UNATTENDED SITES
THE CONTROL FREQUENT
FOR
DEPARTMENT
BY
ON ROAD OPENINGS
OVERALL INSPECTIONS. THR UTILITY OPENINGS HAS NOW BEEN 10% FROM OVER 30% IN MARCH 92 DOWN TO AROUND IN JULY 94.
THAN 90% OF THESE SITES HAVE RESUMED ACTIVITY WHEN WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT.
REDUCED
UTILITY
MORE
ABOUT REDUCTIONS IN
PAVEMENTS
NUMBER
OF FOR
OF
ARE NOW REINSTATING ROAD COMPANIES TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION ON COMPLETION OF THEIR WORK.
THE THIS
BRINGING IS CASES
RE-ENTRY AND THE NEED FOR RE-EXCAVATION PAVEMENT REINSTATEMENT,
SIGNIFICANT CAUSE COMPLAINT IN THE PAST.
OF
A
/OTHER MEANS