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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1983
TENDERS CALLED FOR TUEN MUN PROJECTS
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THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ANOTHER TWO PROJECTS AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
THE FIRST PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PILING, FOUNDATIONS AND LOWER FLOOR TO A NEW PASSENGER FERRY PIER NEAR THE BUTTERFLY AND WU KING ESTATES AND MELODY GARDENS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE SAID THAT. ON COMPLETION, THE NEW FERRY PIER WILL REPLACE THE TEMPORARY FERRY PIER FACILITIES NOW IN THE TYPHOON SHELTER, TO PROVIDE MUCH IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR FERRY SERVICES TO THE MAIN URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TOWN.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE WHOLE NEW FERRY PIER, THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF WHICH WILL BE BUILT UNDER ANOTHER SEPARATE CONTRACT, IS EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION BY THE END OF 1985.
WORK ON THE SECOND PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE AT THE JUNCTION OF TSING WUN ROAD AND LUNG MUN ROAD AND TWO SUBWAYS AND AN ELEVATED WALKWAY TO PROVIDE SAFE CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SMALL SECTION OF DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TO COMPLETE A NEW ROAD WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM TUEN MUN ROAD TO THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING BUTTERFLY ESTATE, IN THE WESTERN PART OF TUEN MUN.
WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC PLAN
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FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 24), THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO FACILITATE ROAD REPAIR WORK AT THE JUNCTION OF NELSON STREET AND FA YUEN STREET FOR ABOUT EIGHT DAYS :-
(1) THERE WILL BE NO LEFT TURN FROM FA YUEN STREET SOUTHBOUND INTO NELSON STREET EASTBOUND AND NO RIGHT TURN FROM FA YUEN STREET NORTHBOUND INTO NELSON STREET EASTBOUND.
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(2) SHAN TUNG STREET BETWEEN FA YUEN STREET AND SA! YEE
STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO ONE-WAY EASTBOUND.
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