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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1989

$331M CONTRACT FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORKS AWARDED

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TRAFFIC TO BUSTLING KWAI CHUNG AND THE CONTAINER TERMINAL WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED WHEN THE MASSIVE WORKS ON THE ARTERY ROADS IN THE AREA ARE COMPLETED IN A FEW YEARS TIME.

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY

(THURSDAY] AWARDED

A $331.994 MILLION CONTRACT TO LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY. LTD FOR THE IMPROVMENT WORKS TO KWAI CHUNG ROAD SOUTH AND CONTAINER PORT ROAD.

THIS IS THE THIRD AND THE LAST STAGE OF THE OVERALL KWAI CHUNG ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

BY THEN, THERE WILL BE FIVE

THE WHOLE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 1993.

CONNECTIONS LINKING KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD TO CONTAINER PORT ROAD, AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ONLY TWO CONNECTIONS LINKING KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND CONTAINER PORT ROAD.

THE THIRD STAGE WORKS INCLUDE:

WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF KWAI CHUNG FIVE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK FUK ROAD;

ROAD TO A DUAL BRIDGE AND KWAI

DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ROAD BRIDGE ACROSS KWAI CHUNG ROAD AT LAI KING MTR STATION;

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS KWAI CHUNG ROAD NEAR LAI KING MTR STATION:

* MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE ALIGNMENT OF CONTAINER PORT ROAD;

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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VIADUCTS ALONG KWAI CHUNG ROAD NEAR THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL INTERCHANGE;

EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING

PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY ACROSS KWAI

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CHUNG ROAD;

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STAIRCASE BETWEEN LAI KING HILL ROAD AND KWAI CHUNG ROAD;

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CONTAINER PORT ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK BRIDGE AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD;

DEMOLITION OF THE FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS CHING CHEUNG ROAD AT CHING LAI COURT IN KWAI CHUNG AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT FOOTBRIDGE NEARBY; AND

CLOSURE OF ROADS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE.

WORKS DESCRIBED

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