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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994

WORKS ON TING KAU BRIDGE TO BEGIN SOON

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WORKS ON THE TING KAU BRIDGE AND APPROACH VIADUCT, WHICH WILL

TSUEN WAN PROVIDE RELIEF TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE TING KAU

EARLY SEPTEMBER FOR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN KWAI CHUNG CORRIDOR, COMPLETION IN MID-1997.

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS AUTHORISED THE PROJECT WHICH WILL BE TOTALLY FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $3.7 BILLION.

THE BRIDGE WILL CONNECT TSING YI ISLAND AND TING KAU AND WILL A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE NEW AIRPORT AND THE NORTHWEST

PROVIDE TERRITORIES.

NEW

TRUNK

ROAD AND THE

IT WILL FORM PART OF THE ROUTE 3, A MAJOR NEW WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LINK UP YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, KOWLOON HONG KONG ISLAND.

A

SPOKESMAN

FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE PROJECT AND A INCLUDED THE

BRIDGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH LEVEL VIADUCT ACROSS THE RAMBLER CHANNEL WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT METRES.

1,775

IT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ELEVATED SLIP LINKING TUEN MUN ROAD.

ROADS

"DESIGN

AND

AND

THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED ON A BUILD" BASIS AND THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MITIGATION IN BOTH CONSTRUCTION OPERATION STAGES.

TSUEN

ON

THE KWAI TSING AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICTS BOARDS AND THE WAN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD BEEN CONSULTED THE PROJECT. NONE OF THEM RAISED ANY OBJECTION.

THE NOTICE OF THE

AUTHORISATION

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (THURSDAY).

WAS

PUBLISHED IN

THE

AND

PLANS OF THE PROJECT CAN BE SEEN AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES DISTRICT LAND OFFICES IN TUSEN WAN AND KWAI TSING. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE.

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