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ROAD WORKS SLIPPAGE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN AND WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

A

BLAKE, IN THE

TO

FOR

QUESTION: AS THE GOVERNMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF MEASURES

IMPROVE THE OVERALL SITUATION OF ROAD EXCAVATION WORKS SOME TIME, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:

REPLY:

(A)

HOW THE SLIPPAGE IN ROAD WORKS HAS BEEN IMPROVED SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH MEASURES; AND

(B)

WHETHER IT WILL

CONSIDER IMPOSING

FINES ON CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SLIPPAGE; IF SO, WHEN SUCH MEASURE WILL BE INTRODUCED; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE?

MR PRESIDENT,

(A)

TERMS THE IT IS

TO MEASURE IN EXACT VERY DIFFICULT IMPROVEMENT IN SLIPPAGE ON ALL THE ROAD WORKS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIMPLE

LONG METHOD TO DETERMINE HOW INDIVIDUAL JOBS SHOULD TAKE HAD THERE BEEN NO SLIPPAGE

TO THE FAULT OF THE CONTRACTORS, BEARING IN THE

NATURE OF VARIOUS FACTORS VARYING PROGRESS OF WORKS.

DUE

MIND

AFFECTING

THE

IT SHOULD

SLIPPAGE FOR

BE NOTED THAT ONE.

IN ROAD

OF THE

THE WORKS IS IN FACT, IN

THE

MAJOR LACK OF PAST,

ON SITE. RESOURCES

HOWEVER, CAUSES SUFFICIENT VERY OFTEN A NUMBER OF THE SITES WERE FOUND UNATTENDED AFTER THE ROAD SURFACE WAS OPENED.

THIS SITUATION HAS IMPROVED SINCE HIGHWAYS HAS TIGHTENED UP CARRYING OUT MORE UNATTENDED SITES

THE CONTROL FREQUENT

FOR

DEPARTMENT

BY

ON ROAD OPENINGS

OVERALL INSPECTIONS. THR UTILITY OPENINGS HAS NOW BEEN 10% FROM OVER 30% IN MARCH 92 DOWN TO AROUND IN JULY 94.

THAN 90% OF THESE SITES HAVE RESUMED ACTIVITY WHEN WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT.

REDUCED

UTILITY

MORE

ABOUT REDUCTIONS IN

PAVEMENTS

NUMBER

OF FOR

OF

ARE NOW REINSTATING ROAD COMPANIES TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION ON COMPLETION OF THEIR WORK.

THE THIS

BRINGING IS CASES

RE-ENTRY AND THE NEED FOR RE-EXCAVATION PAVEMENT REINSTATEMENT,

SIGNIFICANT CAUSE COMPLAINT IN THE PAST.

OF

A

/OTHER MEANS