XN000022-1975-07-25 — Page 2

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1975

SECOND LION ROCK TUNNEL PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY

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DRILLING WORKS AND THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS INSIDE THE SECOND LION ROCK TUNNEL IS NEARING COMPLETION AND WORK ON BUILDING A EDWAY THROUGH IT WILL IEGIN WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE W. TER JORKS SIDE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES TUNNEL DRILLING CONCRETE LINING, PORTAL WORKS AND THE LAYING OF MAINS, HAS BEEN SL. STANTIALLY COMPLETED.

THE TUNNEL WILL SOON BE HANDED OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE WHICH WILL SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY.

THIS PART OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TI O-LANE CONCRETE CARRIAGEWAY THROUGH THE 1,411-METRE TUNNEL TOGETHER WITH A SHORT APPROACH ROAD LINKING ITS KOULOON END WITH WATERLOO ROAD AND AN EXTENSION OF THE TOLL PLAZA AT ITS SHATIN END.

TWO NEW TOLL BOOTHS, SIMILAR TO THE SIX NOW IN OPERATION, WILL ALSO BE BUILT AT THE SHATIN ENTRANCE. IN ADDITION, TWO TO-STOREY BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO HOUSE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW TUNNEL,

TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PART OF THE PROJECT ARE VITED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE. WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN

N VENLER AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW TUNNEL, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL CERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXISTING ONE SO THAT EACH OF THE TWO-LANE TUBES WILL CARRY TRAFFIC IN ONE DIRECTION - THE S ME SYSTEM AS IN THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

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+ THE TWO EXTRA TRAFFIC LANES WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED C.MMUNICATIONS BETWEEN KOWLOON AND SHATIN AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVE..OPMENT OF SHATIN NEW TOWN IN PARTICULAR, + H..ABLED.

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