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The Government published a notice in the Gazette today (May 10) on the proposed works of the Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel, which is required to meet the long-term traffic demand between Tseung Kwan O and other areas. The tunnel connects Po Shun Road of Tseung Kwan O in the east with the Eastern Harbour Crossing and Cha Kwo Ling Road of Kwun Tong in the west.
The proposed works are as follows:
(i) Construction of a dual two-lane highway of approximately 4.2 kilometres long between Lam Tin and Tseung Kwan O South. Approximately 2.6km of the highway is in the form of tunnel with associated cross passages;
(ii) Construction of a single one-lane slip road of approximately 1.2km long partly in the form of tunnel connecting Tseung Kwan O and the Eastern Harbour Crossing;
(iii) Construction of a dual two-lane tunnel (Cha Kwo Ling tunnel) of approximately 400 metres long between the proposed Lam Tin Interchange and Trunk Road T2 with associated cross passages;
(iv) Construction of a single one-lane slip road of approximately 800m long partly in the form of tunnel connecting the proposed Cha Kwo Ling tunnel to Cha Kwo Ling Road with associated cross passages;
(v) Construction of a dual two-lane highway (Road P2) of approximately 800m long. Approximately 600m of the highway is in the form of depressed carriageway with approximately 200m of the depressed carriageway covered by landscape deck;
(vi) Construction of a depressed carriageway of approximately 250m long connecting the proposed Road P2 and Road L681;
(vii) Construction of a slip road carriageway with cycle track and footpath connecting the proposed Road P2 and Road L673;
(viii) Construction of Lam Tin Interchange and Tseung Kwan O Interchange;
(ix) Construction of a cycle track and a footpath adjacent to the proposed Road P2 and the proposed Tseung Kwan O Interchange;
(x) Construction of a cycle track cum footbridge of approximately 180m long with lifts and staircases at the junction of Road P2/Po Yap Road/Chui Ling Road;
(xi) Construction of a subway and a footbridge with lift in the proposed Lam Tin Interchange;
(xii) Construction of a footbridge of approximately 70m long with lift and staircase across Po Shun Road;
(xiii) Construction of a roundabout with associated road junction modification works at Cha Kwo Ling Road;
(xiv) Modification and realignment of a section of the existing at-grade carriageway with the footpath at Cha Kwo Ling Road;
(xv) Modification works at the junction of Road P2/Po Yap Road/Chui Ling Road by converting the roundabout into a signalised road junction;
(xvi) Demolition and reconstruction of sections of the existing footpath leading to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery as well as the existing fitness training and amenity facilities on a section of the footpath;
(xvii) Permanent closure and conversion of a section of the at-grade carriageway, cycle track and footpath of Road L681 into elevated carriageway with cycle track, footpath and amenity area;
(xviii) Permanent closure and conversion of sections of the existing carriageways into cycle tracks, footpaths, central reserves/refuge islands and amenity areas;
(xix) Permanent closure and conversion of sections of the existing cycle tracks into carriageways, footpaths and amenity areas;
(xx) Permanent closure and conversion of sections of the existing footpaths into carriageways, cycle tracks, central reserves/refuge islands and amenity areas;
(xxi) Permanent closure and conversion of sections of the existing central reserves/refuge islands into carriageways and amenity areas;
(xxii) Temporary closure and reconstruction/modification/realignment of sections of the existing at-grade carriageways, cycle tracks, footpaths and central reserves/refuge islands;
(xxiii) Approximately 3 hectares of government foreshore and/or seabed at Tseung Kwan O to be reclaimed for the construction of a section of the Road P2 and associated road works; and
(xxiv) Ancillary works including site formation, geotechnical, slope, drainage, water supplies, utilities, landscaping, electrical and mechanical, and building works; construction of retaining walls and seawalls, noise barriers, parking areas, cycle parking areas, pedestrian crossings, temporary barging points, maintenance accesses and facilities for tunnel operation; and modification of sloping seawall.
(xxv) Some sections of the existing carriageways and footpaths will be temporarily or permanently closed and demolished.
The plans and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following Government Offices during office hours:
Central and Western District Office
Public Enquiry Service Centre
Unit 5, Ground Floor, The Center
99 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Sai Kung District Office
Public Enquiry Service Centre
Ground Floor
Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau
Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
Kwun Tong District Office
Public Enquiry Service Centre
Ground Floor, The Grande Building
398 Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
District Lands Office, Sai Kung,
3/F, Sai Kung Government Offices
34 Chan Man Street
Sai Kung, New Territories
District Lands Office, Kowloon East and Kowloon West
10/F, Yau Ma Tei Carpark Building
250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon
Any person who wishes to object to the proposed works or the use, or both, should write to the office of the Secretary for the Transport and Housing, 22/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong, on or before July 9, 2013.
Ends/Friday, May 10, 2013
Issued at HKT 13:08
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