TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1988
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CONTRACT FOR BUILDING TUNNEL APPROACHES SIGNED
THE GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED A $488 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL APPROACHES AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD INTERCHANGE.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR HAROLD BEATON, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PAUL Y CONSTRUCTION COMPANY/SOGEA JOINT VENTURE. MR R. J. BLAKE AND MR JACQUES HUILLARD.
THE PROJECT WILL MAINLY INVOLVE THE BUILDING OF AN ELEVATED ROAD LINKING THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL SOUTHERN APPROACH ROAD AT DIAMOND HILL AND THE KWUN TONG BYPASS NEAR RICHLAND GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY.
IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN INTERCHANGE WITH PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KWUN TONG ROAD AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD,
THIS NEW SECTION OF ROAD WILL FORM A VITAL LINK IN THE FUTURE ROUTE 6 CONNECTING THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THROUGH THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL WITH TOLO HIGHWAY AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
CONSTRUCTION WORKS WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN MAY, 1991 BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL IN AUGUST THE SAME YEAR.
INNOVATIVE COVERS WILL BE BUILT OVER PART OF THE ELEVATED HIGHWAYS RUNNING BY CHO1 HUNG ESTATE AND RICHLAND GARDENS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE.
TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN ELEVATED CHOI HUNG BUS TERMINUS WILL BE RESITED TEMPORARILY IN AN BLACKDOWN BARRACKS.
ROAD, THE AREA INSIDE
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON HONG KONG FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRM WILL
SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION.
ALSO
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