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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER LINK PROJECT STAGE 1. WHICH COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.8-KILOMETRE DUAL-TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AND A BRIDGE OVER THE SHENZHEN RIVER CARRYING TWO TRAFFIC LANES, IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED LATER THIS YEAR.
TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC, THE SECOND BRIDGE CARRYING TWO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANES WILL BE BUILT ADJACENT TO THE FIRST BRIDGE.
UPON ITS COMPLETION. A DUAL-TWO-LANE ROAD LINK WILL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AT LOK MA CHAU.
ON THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 12-KILOMETRE TRUNK ROAD FOR THROUGH TRAFIC FROM AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD. SHEUNG SHUI.
THE PROJECT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES.
THE FIRST PHASE BETWEEN PAK SHEK AU AND FAN KAM ROAD WAS OPENED
IN 1987.
PHASE 2 FROM MAI PO TO PAK SHEK AU, PHASE 3 FROM FAIRVIEW PARK TO MAI PO AND PHASE 4 FROM AU TAU TO FAIRVIEW PARK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY END 1989, END 1990 AND MID 1991 RESPECTIVELY.
THOUGH INITIALLY A DUAL-TWO-LANE TRUNK ROAD, THERE WILL BE PROVISION FOR FUTURE EXPANSION TO A DUAL-THREE-LANE ROAD.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT TO CATER FOR THE FUTURE TRAFFIC GROWTH ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER LINK IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT WIDENING WORKS ON THIS SECTION OF THE CIRCULAR ROAD SO THAT A DUAL-THREE-LANE HIGHWAY WILL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN AU TAU AND SHEUNG SHUI IN 1991.
WIDENING WORKS OF THE SECTION FORM SAN TIN TO FAN KAM ROAD WILL BE COVERED BY THE PRESENT CONTRACT WHICH ALSO INCLUDES OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS SUCH AS A FOOTBRIDGE NEAR SHEK WU WAI VILLAGE AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT CHAU TAU, MAI PO, HA SAN WAI AND POK WAI VILLAGES.
THE WIDENING WORKS ON THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE ROAD WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS FOR COMPLETION IN 1991, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE CONTRACT WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY BINNIE CONSULTANT LIMITED ROR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT. THE COMPANY WILL ALSO SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION.
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