PRH 7 4000001
香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
Tuesday, September 12, 1972
FINAL LINK IN CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ROAD PROJECT OPENS
The final section of the Cross Harbour Tunnel Connections Road
project, the Marsh Road Flyover, will be open to traffic at 10 ́8.. on
Thursday (September 14).
The 800-foot flyover, consisting of a 22-foot wide "carriageway,
provides access to the future development on the eastern part of Wan
Chad reclamation, the Cargo Handling Area and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
It begins at the junction of Lockhart Road and Marsh Road and spans
Jaffe Road, Gloucester Road and Waterfront Road, ending at the Wan Chai
reclamation.
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Constructed at a cost of $2.5 million, the flyover took just over
two years to complete.
A spokesman for the Consultants Management Division of the Public
Works Department recalled that during the construction of the foundation,
restrictions due to the proximity of the buildings had to be overcome.
In some cases, he said, concrete piles of up to 80 feet long and
weighing 12 tons had to be handled within inches of buildings.
With the opening of the Marsh Road Flyover, motorists are advised that
the existing temporary connection between the Wan Chai Ferry Concourse
and the road east of the concourse will be closed.
West bound traffic from the Cargo Handling Area and the Royal Hong
Kong Yacht Club areas should use the new flyover.
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Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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