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a.
Replacement of the Main Lantau Fixed Crossing Bridge
Mr. Gordon Wu proposes replacing the Tsing Yi - Ma Wan Bridge of the Lantau Fixed Crossing and the Tsing Yi sector of Route Three with a shorter bridge between
Wan and a double deck viaduct Sham Tseng and Ma
structure over the water along the coast line from
Kwai Chung to Sham Tseng.
Facilities for both road
and rail traffic would be provided.
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The proposal suggests using the shorter Sham Tseng Ma Wan Bridge early, to provide access for the initial
An advantage construction stages of the new airport. claimed is the availability of proven technology to
construct the bridge.
future
navigation
and
The "shorter" bridge proposed fails to meet required
clearances channel
would,
therefore, have to be much longer than suggested,
about 1,000 metres as opposed to the 850 metre off-
the-shelf design quoted.
The cost and timing advantages portrayed are therefore
not fully realized.
The Government's Tsing Yi Ma Wan bridge has been
Whether the designed after very detailed studies.
span of a bridge is 1,377 or "shorter" 1,000 metres,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.