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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1989

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$782 MILLION CONTRACT SIGNED FOR KWUN TONG BY-PASS PHASE 2

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $782 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KWUN TONG BY-PASS PHASE 2, THE LARGEST SINGLE CONTRACT EVER.

DIRECTOR

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY WEDNESDAY) BETWEEN THE OF HIGHWAYS, MR HAROLD BEATON AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF A JOINT VENTURE OF TWO FRENCH CONTRACTORS, DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS AND BACHY SOLETANCHE, MR MICHEL BETANT AND MR PIERRE DUSSAUZE.

KWUN TONG BY-PASS PHASE 2 WILL CONNECT PHASE 1 AT WAI YIP STREET VIA A DUAL THREE-LANE ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAY ALONGSIDE THE KWUN TONG TYPROON SHELTER SEAWALL (ADJACENT TO HOI BUN ROAD), TO KAI FUK ROAD AT KOWLOON BAY.

MR BEATON SAID THAT THE PROJECT HAD A NUMBER OF SPECIAL

FEATURES.

IN VIEW OF THE LARGE AND FAST TRACKED NATURE

OF THE PROJECT, THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME ASSIGNED A PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE ITS CONSTRUCTION.

ONLY 30 MONTHS WERE ALLOWED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE MAIN WORKS BECAUSE THE KWUN TONG BY-PASS HAD TO BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL LATER IN 1991.

APART FROM THIS, THE EXISTING KWUN TONG PUBLIC CARGO HANDLING AREA WOULD BE RE-LOCATED IN A PHASED PROGRAMME TO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PUBLIC CARGO HANDLING AREA AT CHA KWO LING AND THE NEW RECLAMATION ADJACENT TO HOI BUN ROAD.

IN ORDER то ACHIEVE AN EARLY START TO THE RELOCATION AN ADVANCE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED LAST AUGUST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES.

MR BEATON SAID WORKS ALSO INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE KWUN TONG PASSENGER FERRY PIER AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE KWUN TONG VEHICULAR FERRY PIER.

THE

PROJECT ARE FREEMAN

CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE FOX/MAUNSELL AND THE PROJECT MANAGERS ARE EHC PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO.

THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING SECTION.

BY THE

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