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The bridge is an 1,100-metre viaduct which will carry four rail tracks from the Airport Railway Tsing Yi Station, over the Rambler Channel, into the Kwai Chung
Park.
The first tunnel breakthroughs for the Airport Railway were achieved in December with one at the Tsing Yi Tunnel and another at the East Lantau Tunnel. Both were achieved well ahead of schedule.
Western Harbour Crossing
The progress of works for the Western Harbour Crossing is very good, with about 71 per cent complete. Works are continuing on foundations, ventilation buildings and approach tunnels on both sides of the harbour.
The immersed tube tunnel consists of 12 units and eight units have been placed into final position. The remaining four units are being constructed at Shek O Quarry.
North Lantau Expressway
North Lantau and the new airport island at Chek Lap Kok are now linked by the two bridges of the North Lantau Expressway project and the bridge for the Airport Railway.
The bridges span the sea channel between Chek Lap Kok and newly reclaimed land on which phase I of the Tung Chung New Town is being built.
The 12.5-kilometre North Lantau Expressway is the first road being built along Lantau's northern coastline. involving cutting through hillsides and reclaiming land at the shore.
The expressway is being built in three sections - one each at Tai O, Yam O and Tung Chung. The seawall construction, reclamation and earthworks in all three sections have been substantially completed, and road works are in progress.
Overall, the expressway project is over 80 per cent complete.
Meanwhile, good progress has also been made with two other road projects - Route 3 and West Kowloon Expressway.
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