Works on second Tsing Yi South Bridge begin next week
The Territory Development Department will start works next week on the construction of the Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge.
A $1.34 billion contract for the works was signed today (Friday) by the department's Project Manager for the New Territories West Development Office, Mr Chui Wing-bun, and a representative of the contractor, Gammon Construction Limited.
Speaking at the contract-signing ceremony, Mr Chui said upon completion of the works in October 1998, the bridge would relieve traffic congestion experienced by the Tsing Yi residents.
"The Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge will provide four additional traffic lanes over the Rambler Channel. This will relieve the heavy traffic on the existing Tsing Yi South Bridge.
"The combined Tsing Yi South Bridges, which will have a total of six traffic lanes with access ramps connecting to the Route 3 Kwai Chung Viaduct Section, will have the capacity to meet the future traffic growth," Mr Chui added.
Works on the contract include the construction of two prestressed concrete bridges each of 500 metres long spanning the Rambler Channel, together with approach roads, bridges. vehicular underpass, submarine outfalls and roadside noise barriers.
The bridge will be completed in phases with the first two traffic lanes to be put in use by June 1998, and the entire bridge by October 1998.
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