Wherever possible, widening and elimination of dangerous bends on Castle Peak Road, Taipo Road and Clearwater Bay Road have been carried out, with provision of bus bays and passing places where site conditions permitted.
9.26. Work was put in hand on the construction of the Castle Peak Road dual carriageway from Lai Chi Kok Gap to Water Studios and the dual carriageway from Ping Shan to Yuen Long. Good progress was made on the widening of Texaco Road Stage II in Tsuen Wan.
9.27. Both Luk Keng Road, and Ting Kok Road were severely damaged by typhoon 'Wanda' and the cost for repairs amounted to over $1-million.
BRIDGES-NEW TERRITORIES
9.28. Blunderbuss Bridge (Tung Hing Bridge) on the Muk Fu Ferry Road was completely reconstructed in reinforced concrete to replace the old Bailey Bridge, and Bridge No. 39 on the Taipo Road at M.S. 14 was widened and reconstructed in concrete.
9.29. Work was put in hand on the reprovisioning of Hung Shui Kiu Bridge near Castle Peak.
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QUARRIES
9.30. Heavy demands for quarry products, both on the Island and the Mainland, resulted in depleted stock piles of all sizes of aggregates. Although Mt. Butler was able to fulfil all Island commitments, the situation was not so good at Hok Yuen where the diminishing quarry face, heavy landslips and the difficulty in recruiting suitable quarry labour handicapped efforts to maintain production commensurate with Mainland commitments.
9.31. The two quarries produced 201,371 tons of crushed stone from which 106,316 tons of a wide range of bituminous road mixtures were manufactured. The total value of these products amounted to $3,850,391.
9.32. The following table shows the output of the quarries over the last four years:
Quarry Total Stone (Tons) Bituminous Mixes (Tons) 59-60 60-61 61-62 62-63 59-60 60-61 61-62 62-63 Hok Yuen 115,516 122,604 104,886 98,074 1,184 72,392 86,085 70,186 Mt. Butler 109,419 119,792 100,211 103,297 44,120 33,788 30,252 36,130 Total 224,935 242,396 205,097 201,371 45,304 106,180 116,337 106,31651
Wherever possible, widening and elimination of dangerous bends on Castle Peak Road, Taipo Road and Clearwater Bay Road have been carried out, with provision of bus bays and passing places where site conditions permitted.
9.26. Work was put in hand on the construction of the Castle Peak Road dual carriageway from Lai Chi Kok Gap to Wader Studios and the dual carriageway from Ping Shan to Yuen Long. Good progress was made on the widening of Texaco Road Stage II in Tsuen Wan.
9.27. Both Luk Keng Road, and Ting Kok Road were severely damaged by typhoon 'Wanda' and the cost for repairs amounted to over $1-million.
BRIDGES-NEW TERRITORIES
9.28. Blunderbuss Bridge (Tung Hing Bridge) on the Muk Fu Ferry Road was completely reconstructed in reinforced concrete to replace the old Bailey Bridge, and Bridge No. 39 on the Taipo Road at M.S. 14 was widened and reconstructed in concrete.
9.29. Work was put in hand on the reprovisioning of Hung Shui Kiu]
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Bridge near Castle Peak.
QUARRIES
9.30. Heavy demands for quarry products, both on the Island and the Mainland, resulted in depleted stock piles of all sizes of aggregates. Although Mt. Butler was able to fulfil all Island commitments, the situation was not so good at Hok Yuen where the diminishing quarry face, heavy landslips and the difficulty in recruiting suitable quarry labour handicapped efforts to maintain production commensurate with Mainland commitments.
9.31. The two quarries produced 201,371 tons of crushed stone from which 106,316 tons of a wide range of bituminous road mixtures were manufactured. The total value of these products amounted to $3,850,391. 9.32. The following table shows the output of the quarries over the last four years:
Quarry
Total Stone (Tons)
Bituminous Mixes (Tons) 59-60 60-61 61-62 62-63 59-60 60-61 61-62 62-63 Hok Yuen .. 115,516 122,604 104,886 98,074
$1,184 72,392 86,085 70,186 Mt. Butler .. 109,419 119,792 100,211 103,297 44,120 33,788 30,252 36,130
224,935 242,396 205,097 201,371
Total
95,304 106,180 116,337 106,316
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