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The Highways Department HyD today June 29 signed a works contract with the Gammon Construction Build King Tung Lee Joint Venture for the Widening of Yuen Long Highway Section between Lam Tei Quarry and Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange marking the official commencement of the construction stage of the HyDs first strategic road infrastructure project for the Northern Metropolis fully supporting its longterm development
The scope of works mainly comprises the widening of an approximately 3kilometrelong section of Yuen Long Highway between Lam Tei Quarry and Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange from a dual threelane carriageway to a dual fourlane carriageway the widening of a section of the slip road connecting Hung Tin Road southbound and Yuen Long Highway eastbound from a singlelane carriageway to a twolane carriageway and the construction of noise barriers with a total length of approximately 21km to mitigate the traffic noise impact on nearby residents
During the planning and design stages the project team had been seeking more costeffective construction methods including optimising the design of retaining walls and noise barriers to reduce construction costs minimise the scale of works and shorten the construction period The project team will continue to uphold a proactive and innovative mindset and closely collaborate with the contractor While ensuring the safety and quality of works the team will strive to control the cost enhance construction efficiency and minimise the impact on nearby residents and existing traffic during construction
The estimated total contract sum is about 137 billion with targeted completion in 2031 Upon completion of the project the overall traffic capacity of this section of Yuen Long Highway will be substantially enhanced to meet the traffic demands of the Northern Metropolis including the Hung Shui KiuHa Tsuen New Development Area and Yuen Long South New Development Area in the Northwest New Territories delivering substantial benefits to the development of the Northern Metropolis
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Photomontage of Widening of Yuen Long Highway Section between Lam Tei Quarry and Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange
