Tuesday, December 12, 1972
DUAL CARRIAGEWAY TO LINK TSUEN WAN AND CASTLE PEAK
Work Expected To Start In August Next Year
Site investigation and preliminary design work are being carried
out for the construction of a dual three-lane carriageway linking the
satellite towns of Tsuen Wan and Castle Peak.
When
The nine-and-a-half mile road will be built in two stages.
completed, it will stretch from the junction with the existing two-way
road west of Tsuen Wan to a point near the Dragon Inn in Castle Peak,
where it will tie in with the proposed road network for Castle Peak New Town.
The first stage of the project involves the construction of a
33-foot wide carriageway for the whole length of the road, together with
the needed interchanges.
This carriageway will be temporarily used as a two-way road until
the entire project is completed. It will accommodate traffic speed of
up to 40 m.p.h., with a suitable gradient chosen to provide a high-capacity
link between the two towns.
To ensure the smooth flow of traffic, access to the road will be
limited to only four interchanges at Tsuen Wan, Sham Tseng, Tai Lam Chung
and Castle Peak.
In order to avoid future construction difficulties and undue
interference with traffic, certain lengths of the second carriageway will
be constructed under Stage I of the scheme. This will particularly include
such locations as the interchanges at Sham Tseng and Tai Lam Chung.
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