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Environmental impact report to be released
The report of a study on the nature and extent of potential environmental impact on Wong Chu Road and Lung Mun Road arising from the development of Tuen Mun Area 38 will be released on Monday (September 9).
"The study which started in December 1994 aims to provide information on the environmental impacts resulting from the road works and to recommend practical mitigation measures to minimise the potential impacts on the environment and residents," said a spokesman for the Highways Department.
The development of Tuen Mun Area 38 involves improvements to the junctions at both ends of Wong Chu Road. A bypass along the foothills of Castle Peak will also be built from Tuen Mun Area 45 at the north western of Melody Garden to Wong Chu Road.
"The road works will help overcome the anticipated traffic problems on Lung Mun Road and Wong Chu Road and to provide a main access for traffic to and from Area 38," said the spokesman.
Endorsed by the Tuen Mun District Board and the Advisory Council on the Environment, the report of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) recommends a series of mitigation measures for impacts during construction and operation in the future.
These include building a total enclosure for the section of Wong Chu Road outside On Ting Estate and Yau Oi Estate and noise barriers at some other places.
The EIA final report is on sale at $500 and its executive summary free of charge. Both are available at the Major Works Project Management Office of the Highways Department, third floor, Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.
They can also be seen at reference libraries of the Urban and Regional councils' district central libraries at the City Hall, Kowloon Central, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Tuen Mun.
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