XN000022-1994-05-27 — Page 27

FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1994

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CLIMBING LANES TO HELP EASE CONGESTION

THE COMPLETION OF CLIMBING LANES AT FOUR SECTIONS OF THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD WILL RAISE THE OVERALL CAPACITY OF THE ROAD BY 15 PER CENT, REDUCING THE CHANCE AND DEGREE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE ROAD.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN MID-1996.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BETWEEN THE OF ACTING DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR YEUNG KIM-CHOY AND REPRESENTATIVES THE CONTRACTOR.

SPEAKING AFTER THE CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL TUEN MUN HIGHWAY ENGINEER/NEW TERRITORIES, MR YEUNG YU-CHEONG, SAID ROAD WAS NOW NEAR CAPACITY AND CONGESTION WOULD OCCUR WHEN THERE WAS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,

A EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE WORK AND EVEN WHEN

LARGE NUMBER OF HEAVY VEHICLES WERE USING THE LONG UPHILL SECTIONS KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY.

OF THE

"THIS SITUATION WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER AS NORTHWEST NEW

CONTINUES TO GROW. TERRITORIES

BE HOWEVER, THE SITUATION WILL

MUCH HE IMPROVED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE COUNTRY PARK SECTION OF ROUTE 3, SAID.

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IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, MR YEUNG SAID GOVERNMENT DECIDED KOWLOON- TO CONSTRUCT CLIMBING LANES WITH A WIDE HARD SHOULDER IN THE BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD AT FOUR SECTIONS, SAM SHING HUI, SO KWUN WAT, TAI LAM AND TING KAU.

"THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLIMBING LANES WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL DESIGN CAPACITY OF THE HILLY SECTION TO MATCH WITH THAT OF THE SECTIONS WHICH IS ABOUT 4,000 VEHICLES PER

THE HOUR, INCREASING OVERALL CAPACITY OF THE ROAD BY 15 PER CENT," HE SAID.

WILL "THIS

SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE CHANCE AND DEGREE OF

ON ON THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY. TRAFFIC

THE OTHER CONGESTION HAND, TRAFFIC CAN BE DIVERTED TO THE WIDE HARD SHOULDER AT THE SECTIONS IN CASE OF ROAD WORKS OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, HE ADDED.

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WORKS UNDER THIS $500-MILLION CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE:

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FOR

CUTTING AND FILLING OF EXISTING SLOPES TO PROVIDE SPACE AN ADDITIONAL LANE WITH A 3.3-METRE WIDE HARD SHOULDER AND A TWO-METRE WIDE VERGE;

THE ASSOCIATED SLOPE AND GEOTECHNICAL WORKS;

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WIDENING EXISTING BRIDGES AND SUBWAYS;

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CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH-RETAINING STRUCTURES; AND

INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTS;

/MR YEUNG