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SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1986

TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR THE FLYOVER WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS STRUCTURES DIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1985 AS A HIGH-CAPACITY EXPRESSWAY FOR TRAFFIC BETWEEN SHA TIN AND FANLING, WITH GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGES AT ALL ITS JUNCTIONS. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC HAS BEEN ATTRACTED ON TO IT.

WITH FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE EXISTING SHA TAU KOK AND MAN KAM TO BORDER CROSSINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN FANLING NEW TOWN, TRAFFIC THROUGH THE LAM KAM ROAD INTERCHANGE IS INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY.

ANOTHER SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN TRAFFIC CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD WHEN THE DUAL TWO-LANE VEHICULAR BORDER LINK AT LOK MA CHAU IS COMPLETED.

AS THE PRESENT INTERIM LAM KAM ROAD INTERCHANGE SCHEME WILL SEVERELY RESTRICT THE TRUNK ROAD'S CAPACITY TO CATER FOR THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN TRAFFIC, IT IS PLANNED TO HAVE THE LAM KAM ROAD FLYOVER CONSTRUCTED TO PHASE IN WITH COMPLETION OF THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER LINK BY 1988.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYOVER AND THE REMAINING WORKS FOR FULL GRADE SEPARATION OF THE INTERCHANGE IS THEREFORE SCHEDULE TO START IN JULY AND TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS.

THE FLYOVER, DESIGNED TO STANDARDS COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH- CAPACITY TRUNK ROADS, COMPRISES 11 SPANS OF 20-METRE WIDE CONCRETE BOX GIRDERS SUPPORTED ON REINFORCED CONCRETE PIERS UP TO 20 METRES HIGH.

IN ADDITION TO THE DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY AND THE CENTRAL BARRIER DIVIDING TRAFFIC FLOWING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AN EXTRA ONE METRE WIDE HARD SHOULDER WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CARRIAGEWAY SO THAT BROKEN-DOWN VEHICLES WILL NOT BLOCK A WHOLE TRAFFIC LANE.

THE FLYOVER WILL BE FURNISHED WITH SODIUM STREET LIGHTS ANTI-SKID FRICTION COURSE, REFLECTIVE ROAD STUDS AND THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONES CONNECTED TO POLICE CONTROL ROOMS WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED ON THE FLYOVER.

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