Question
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Shatin
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Sheung Shui road project
When do we expect a continuous four-lane highway from Shatin to Sheung Shui?
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Answer
Existing road conditions, Sheung Shui
Man Kam To
The existing road between Sheung Shui and the border at Man Kam To Bridge is an average 6 metres (191⁄2 feet) wide and is of very light construction (2 inches bituminous surface on 4 inches of stone base), although the bridges along the route, including the Border Bridge itself, are capable of taking all normal highway loadings. there has been a large increase in construction traffic entering and leaving the Closed Area, engaged in the hauling
This increased of earth for development work at Fanling.
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Recently,
traffic has shown up deficiencies in the layout of the road blocks at the Jockey Club Road checkpoint, which also imposes severe restrictions on the passage of abnormally Appendix C large or wide loads. The photographs at Appendix C give (not enclos- some indication of the condition of carriageway and bridges
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between Sheung Shui and Man Kam To.
Appendix D
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Programmes for four-lane Highway
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Shatin to Sheung Shui
Drawing No. 1 outlines the plans which are in hand for the construction of a four-lane highway from Shatin to Sheung Shui whilst the cost estimates and programmed
On current construction dates are set out in Appendix D. programmes and, subject to funds being made available, the dual carriageway between Shatin and Sheung Shui will be
In addition to this, Fanling By-pass complete by mid-1983.
(Item No. NH 4 (2) on Appendix D) which extends the proposed dual carriageway system towards Yuen Long is programmed for completion by the end of 1983.
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