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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1992

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NEW AIRPORT LAND LINK * * * * *

THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, WHICH WILL BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SUITABLE CONTRACTORS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR PREQUALIFICATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING (LFC) AND PART OF ROUTE 3 AT TSING YI AND KWAI CHUNG.

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THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR KAM CHAN-YIU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO PROVIDE FAST AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO NORTH LANTAU.

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"HOWEVER, IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THESE ROADS, ADDED.

WORKS FOR THE CONTRACT WOULD INVOLVED THE PROVISION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND LANE SIGNALS AND ITS COMPUTERISED CONTROL FOR THE BETTERMENT OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC INCIDENT DETECTION AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SURVEILLANCE FOR TRAFFIC MONITORING AND INCIDENT DETECTION.

SYSTEMS,

OTHER FACILITIES SUCH AS RADIO COMMUNICATION EMERGENCY TELEPHONES, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED UNDER THE CONTRACT.

THERE ARE 10 PROJECTS UNDER THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP).

THE LFC AND ROUTE 3 ARE TWO OF THE SEVEN ACP PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

THE OTHER THREE ACP PROJECTS

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THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, HARBOUR CROSSING

ARE OPENED

THE AIRPORT RAILWAY AND THE WESTERN TO PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN VARYING WAYS.

MR KAM SAID THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE LFC AND PART OF ROUTE 3 WOULD COVER A TOTAL OF 16.7 KILOMETRES OF ROADWAY, BRIDGES AND TUNNEL WHICH FORMED THE IMPORTANT LAND LINK TO THE NEW AIRPORT.

A NOTICE OF

(FRIDAY).

PREQUALIFICATION

INVITATION

WAS

GAZETTED TODAY

1.

PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS AT 38TH FLOOR, METROPLAZA TOWER 223 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI FONG. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL 428 8866.

PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE NOON ON NOVEMBER 27 (FRIDAY).

FOLLOWING THE PREQUALIFICATION

DEPARTMENT WILL INVITE TENDERS

FROM THE

EXERCISE, THE HIGHWAYS PREQUALIFIED TENDERERS IN

MARCH NEXT YEAR.

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