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The following works were carried out on bridges:

(a) Major overhauls were done to steel Bridges Nos. 6 and 20 and minor repairs to Bridge No. 5. The work included the renewal of a total of 10,556 corroded rivets, strengthening or renewal of some of the structural parts and repainting of the bridges. On these three bridges, the parts subject to severe attack by corrosive discharge were covered with an epoxy resin surface coating after preparing the surface by sand-blasting. The total area protected amounted to 12,840 square feet.

(b) The cracked stone arches with spans ranging from 10 feet to 30 feet on Bridges Nos. 11, 13 and 17 were repaired by constructing additional cast in situ reinforced concrete arches underneath the existing ones.

(c) Bridge No. 23 with 10 feet span arch was strengthened with precast reinforced concrete slabs spanned over the arch and supported by concrete templates rested on the existing abutments. (d) Two steel bridges in Wo Hop Shek Siding and steel Bridges Nos. 10, 12, 15A, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 were inspected and repainted.

(e) Some 175 worn sleepers on Bridges Nos. 9 and 20 were renewed.

47. Road Level Crossings.

(a) The timber deckings for the road level crossing at Mile 19 were renewed with provision for future road widening in the crossing. All the rails, fastenings, sleepers and ballast were also renewed. (b) The railway tracks in the road level crossings at Miles 9 and 134 and at Fanling and Sheung Shui Stations were packed and rotten timber deckings and defective fastenings were renewed.

48. Station Yards and Platforms.

(a) At Kowloon Station, 1,150 square yards of meter car-park area were converted into a goods yard at No. 8 Road, and 3,200 sq. yards of the station platform were resurfaced with bituminous sand carpet.

(b) At Sheung Shui, 1,580 sq. yards of the station platform were

resurfaced with bituminous sand carpet.

(c)

At Tai Po Kau, 400 sq. yards of the station yard were surfaced with cement concrete for car parking.

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