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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1988

THE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE SMUGOLERS RIDGE TUNNELS IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.

WAS COMPLETED

TODAY'S FINAL BREAKTHROUGH UNDEL NERDLE HILL..

PLACE TOOK

IN THE NORTH TUNNEL

ABOUT 450,000 CUBIC METRES OF ROCK WAS EXCAVATED AND ABOUT TONNES OF EXPLOSIVES WERE USED IN BUILDING ALL THE TUNNELS.

540

ON

COMPLETION

OF

TUNNEL

INSTALLATION EXCAVATION ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE TUNNELS WILL BEGIN.

WORK,

OF

1

1

THE END OF THE SHING UN TUNNELS, TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC BY

A COMPUTERISED TUNNEL SUPERVISORY NEX • YEAR, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH

THE TUNNEL OPERATION BNSURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF SYSTEM TO MONITORED AND CONTROLLED SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

ARE

THE CONSULTING

FOR

DESIGN SECTION ARE MOTT,

AND

HAY

RESPONSIBLE ANG.NAERS SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHING MUN AND ANDERSON, FA EAST.

THE CONTRACTOR COMPRISES A JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY GAMMON LIMITED, DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS AND SKANSKA AB.

(AK)

INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM AWARDED TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT

THE GOVERNMENT

GAMMON-NISHIMATSU

PROPOSAL

HAS SELECTED THE

FOR THE FRANCHISE TO CONSORTIUM

THE SECRETARY FOR OPERATE THE TATE'S CARIN MICHAEL LEUNG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE

TUNNEL,

COMPANY,

MAIN INVESTORS ARE NISHIMATSU TRAFALGAR MATHESON AND JARDINE, CHARTERED ASIA, AND CITOH AND COMPANY. THE ABOUT $2 BILLION.

MID-1991

SUBMITTED CONSTRUCT

BY

AND

TRANSPORT,

MR

CONSTRUCTION

COMPANY,

HOUSE ESTIMATED

PLC.

STANDARD

INVESTMENT

IS

BUILDING THE TUNNEL ONE YEAR EARLIER THAN

MR LEUNG SAID THE CONSORTIUM WOULD START IN MID-1988 AND COMPLETE IT BY PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED.

MR LEUNG WELCOMED THIS PROPOSAL AND SAID THAT

LONG -TERM RELIEF TO THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CONGESTION.

GOOD

ENGINEERING

IT WOULD BRING

PACKAGE

WHICH

APART FROM OFFERING A ALLOW FOR A SHORT CONSTRUCTION TIME, THE CONSORTIUM ALSO PROPOSED INITIAL TOLLS AND A STABLE TOLL REGIME.

WOULD

LOW

/MR LEUNG

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