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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1980
$43.9 MILLION ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED
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A SECTION OF LUNG MUN ROAD IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL BE WIDENED TO FORM PART OF A MAJOR ROAD LINK TO SERVE A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FOR MORE THAN 60 000 RESIDENTS.
A CONTRACT FOR THE WORK, WORTH $43.9 MILLION, WAS LET TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS (PTY) LTD.
IT WAS SIGNED BY MR K.K. TANG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
+THE SECTION OF ROAD TO BE WIDENED EXTENDS SOME 1 600 METRES FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH TSING WAN ROAD TO THE PAK KOK SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, SAID MR TANG.
+BESIDES SERVING THE HOUSING ESTATE, THE NEW ROAD WILL ALSO SERVE INDUSTRIAL AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ON A FUTURE 34-HECTARE RECLAMATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TOWN, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE POWER STATION AND CEMENT PLANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT TAP SHEK KOK, HE SAID.
THE CONTRACT INVOLVES THE WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING TWO-LANE ROAD TO A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WITH A CENTRAL DIVIDER THAT WILL BE USED ALSO AS A NARROW AMENITY AREA.
THERE IS PROVISION FOR A FUTURE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NEW ROAD, ALONG WHICH TWO RETAINING WALLS WILL BE BUILT- ONE AGAINST THE CASTLE PEAK BOYS' HOME AND THE OTHER ALONG A HEAVILY WOODED KNOLL WHICH IS TO BE PRESERVED FOR LANDSCAPING.
THE EXISTING UNDERGROUND STORMWATER DRAINS WILL ALSO BE ENLARGED AND EXTENDED ALONG THE ROAD, MR TANG ADDED.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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