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Friday, June 29, 1973
MAJOR FLYOVER FROJECT IN YAU MA TEI
Work on the first stage of the West Kowloon Corridor project
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major scheme to distribute traffic in western Kowloon and provide a direct
link from the cross harbour tunnel to Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan will begin
in August.
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This first phase involves the construction of a section of a 4,200
foot-long flyover in Yau Ma Tei. -
This part of the flyover, measuring 2,200 feet long and 40 feet
wide, starts in Gascoigne Road near Wylie Road, It will run above Gascoigne
Road and across Nathan Road to terminate at the Yau Ma Tei multi-storey car park,
Construction for this section, costing about $20 million, is expected
to begin in about two months' time, and is scheduled for completion in two
years.
Tenders are now being invited for the work.
Caisson foundations will be used to eliminate noisy pile-driving
during construction,
This is done by sinking a large hollow tube into the ground by means
of excavating through the tube itself.
A heavy weight is then placed on top of the tube, forcing it down
further into the ground. This "dig and weight" process is continued until
solid rock is penetrated.
flyover.
Concrete is then poured into the tube to form the foundation for the
/The remaining
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