EIA report on Tuen Mun Foothill Bypass published
The Territory Development Department (TDD) has published an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study report on the proposed Tuen Mun Foothills Bypass and associated road works.
The study was commissioned in 1996 to assess the potential environmental impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the road project.
The Foothills Bypass project, which forms part of the Tuen Mun Area 38 development, includes a two-lane dual carriageway along the foothills of the Castle Peak range.
"The bypass will be a major road in the area to meet anticipated additional traffic demand upon completion of the River Trade Terminal and the Special Industries Area in 1999 and 2002 respectively," a spokesman for the department said today (Friday).
"The bypass, expected to complete at the end of 2001, will divert traffic away from various residential areas in Tuen Mun," the spokesman said.
"In particular, it will reduce nuisance caused by traffic noise to people living along Lung Mun Road," he added.
According to the EIA report, which has been endorsed by the Tuen Mun District Board and the Advisory Council on the Environment, the road project will not generate unacceptable impact on the environment provided that the recommended mitigating measures are undertaken.
"These measures include three-metre high noise barriers and five-metre cantilever roadside noise barriers along some sections of the road," said the spokesman.
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"Additionally, friction course will be provided for the entire foothills bypass,"
Copies of the executive summary of the EIA report are available free on a first- come-first-served basis at the New Territories West Development Office of TDD, 25th floor, Tsuen Wan Government Offices, 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan.