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Improvement works on Tuen Mun Road to commence on Saturday
Improvement works to the Sam Shing Hui and So Kwun Wat section of Tuen Mun Road will commence on Saturday (December 2).
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A part of the Kowloon-bound carriageway of Tuen Mun Road at two locations a 410-metre section at Sam Shing Hui and a 120-metre section at So Kwun Wat will have to be temporarily closed to enable the contractor to carry out excavation work on the critical parts of the slopes adjacent to the road.
Announcing the date for the improvement works, the Assistant Director of Highways, Mr Peter Orange, said today (Thursday) that the Highways Department considered it necessary to provide a wider buffer area at the foot of the slope by positioning an improved protective barrier in the middle lane.
"This will help to achieve an improved level of safety in proceeding with the rock excavation at this section," he said.
Mr Orange said to minimise the period of lane closure, the department would put in the maximum resources within the site constraints to carry out the works quickly but safely.
"The Highways Department will also explore all possible ways and means to reduce the construction period as the works progress," he added.
In view of the exceptional circumstances, the Environmental Protection Department has agreed in principle to the extension of working hours into the evening hours every day including Sundays and public holidays.
All possible noise mitigation measures will be taken to keep down the noise level generated by the construction activities.
On temporary traffic arrangements associated with the lane closure, the Chief Engineer (New Territories West) of the Transport Department, Mr Chow Ying-shun, said appropriate adjustment to the location of the central divider and some slight reduction in the carriageway width would be made to provide three Kowloon-bound and two Tuen Mun-bound traffic lanes for this three-kilometre section between Sam Shing Hui and So Kwun Wat covering the two works areas.
"To upkeep road safety, the speed limit along this section of Tuen Mun Road will be 50-km per hour. The existing morning peak hour bus only lane on the Kowloon-bound carriageway will be maintained.
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