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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SECOND LION ROCK TUNNEL
Monday, September 25, 1972
Work will start in the near future on Stage I construction of the
second Lion Rock tunnel which will increase road capacity to meet expected
traffic growth between Kowloon and Sha Tin.
Stage I works involve the driving of the tunnel, concrete lining,
portal works, formation of approach roads and the associated main drainage.
The tunnel, in fact, will be an enlarged waterworks tunnel required
for the multi-million-dollar High Island Water Scheme.
When the Scheme starts gradual operation as planned by 1976, the
tunnel will convey increased water output from Sha Tin to the urban areas.
In addition, the tunnel, which will be about one mile long, will
provide two lanes to cope with anticipated traffic increase.
It is a duplication of the existing Lion Rock tunnel. When it is
completed, each two-lane tube will carry traffic in one direction, the same
system as in the cross-harbour tunnel.
Two major development projects will mainly be responsible for increasing
the traffic density between Kowloon and Sha Tin. They are the construction of
Sha Tin New Town and a second race course.
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