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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1978

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$65M SHA TIN TRUNK ROAD TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER

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WORK IS PROGRESS ING STEADILY ON THE 5 KM TRUNK ROAD FROM TAI WAI TO THE NEW RACE COURSE IN SHA TIN,

PART OF THIS NEW ROAD WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN APRIL AND THE ENTIRE ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER,, PROVIDING A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY OF TWO LANES EACH.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE $65 MILLION ROAD STARTED IN MARCH 1976 AND IS BEING CARRIED OUT UNDER TWO CONTRACTS.

THE FIRST CONTRACT IS FOR 3.2 KM OF ROAD FROM TAI WO TO FO TAN.

AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY CROSSING NEAR THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE. THE PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURE RESTS ON 21 COLUMNS, EACH ABOUT 27 METRES APART.

THE CROSSING ALSO PROVIDES SUFFICIENT HEADROOM FOR THE PLANNED ELECTR IF ICATION OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

IN ADDITION TO THIS RAILWAY CROSSING, TWO SUBWAYS AND TWO FOOT BRIDGES ARE ALSO BEING BUILT ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD TO AID MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NEAR LEK YUET: AND WO CHE HOUSING ESTATES.

WORK UNDER THE SECOND CONTRACT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF 1.8 KM OF ROAD FROM FO TAN MULLAH TO JUST PAST THE RACE COURSE (NEAR HO TƯƠNG LAI).

THERE WILL BE FIVE PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES IN THIS SECTION. THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF BRIDGES WILL CONNECT THE RACE COURS TO THE TRUNK ROAD AND THE EXISTING TAI PO ROAD. -

A PART OF THIS 1.8 KM SECTION IS DUE TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN JUN AND THE REMAINDER IN OCTOBER WHEN THE NEW SHA TIN RACECOURSE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED.

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