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FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1978

CONTRACT FOR A SECOND VIADUCT FOR TUEN MUN ROAD SIGNED

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $12 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND VIADUCT ON THE SECTION OF TUEN MUN ROAD AT SHAM TSENG.

THE CONTRACT, AWARDED TO KUMAGAI GUMI (HK) LTD., WAS FORMALLY SIGNED TODAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

MR. CHOI YU-LEUK, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE'S CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MR. C.P. YU AND MR. K. MACHIDA FOR THEIR COMPANY.

MR. CHOI SAID THAT FOOTINGS FOR THIS VIADUCT HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN AN EARLIER CONTRACT.

THE NEW CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE 350-METRE VIADUCT AT SHAM TSENG VILLAGE AND ASSOCIATED EARTH AND DRAINAGE WORKS.

THE VIADUCT WILL BE BUILT ALONGSIDE THE ONE CONSTRUCTED DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ROAD PROJECT AND WILL HAVE 11 SPANS OF 32 ¡ETRES EACH.

WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL BEGIN EARLY IN JUNE FOR COMPLETION EY 1979.

MEANWHILE, ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

IT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 5.5 KILOMETRES OF CARRIAGEWAY AND 1.2 KILOMETRES OF BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS ALONGSIDE THE STAGE ONE ROAD BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND SHAM TSENG VILLAGE.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS LENGTH OF THE CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE SEVERAL DRAINAGE CULVERTS AND RETAINING WALLS.

THE REMAINING 10.2 KILOMETRES OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE 17-K ILOMETRE TUEN MUN ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER TWO OTHER CONTRACTS FOR WHICH TENDERS WILL BE CALLED THIS SUMMER.

WORK ON TUEN MUN ROAD STAGE TWO IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SPRING OF 1981.

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