Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply Serial No

Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply Serial No.

TH B( T) 26 3 CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY

(Question Serial No. 6090)

Head: (60) Highways Department

Subhead (No. & title): (-) Not Specified

Programme: (1) Capital Projects

Controlling Officer: Director of Highways (Daniel K W CHUNG)

Director of Bureau: Secretary for Transport and Housing

Question: Regarding the statement under the Programme of expanding and improving the road network in order to meet the growth in traffic demand, serving new development areas and facilitating the movement of people and goods both within the territory and across the boundary in accordance with approved programmes, please advise this Committee on: (1) the road network with expansion and improvement completed in each year over the past three financial years in table form, including the names of roads involved, the total traffic capacity increased, the total road length increased, the expenditure involved for expansion and improvement of road network (covering the total number of construction workers engaged); (2) the road network with expansion and improvement planned for the coming financial years, including the names of roads involved, the total traffic capacity increased, the road length increased, the expenditure involved for expansion and improvement of road network (covering the total number of construction workers engaged).

Asked by: Hon LUK Chung-hung (Member Question No. (LegCo use): 56)

Reply:

(1) The titles of the projects completed in financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 including the names of related roads, the estimated increase in traffic capacity for the road project or the estimated pedestrian usage for the pedestrian link project, the length of road or pedestrian link involved in expansion and improvement, the approved project estimates, and the estimated job creation for labourers are listed in the following table –

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Estimated Length of increase in road / Estimated Approved Completion traffic pedestrian job Project of works in Names of capacity / link involved creation Project Title Estimate Financial related roads estimated in expansion / for ($ million) Year pedestrian improvement labourers

usage (metre)

Provision of barrier-free access Retrofitting of N/A N/A 2,443.3 1 668 Different facilities at public footbridges, lifts/ramps at 46 (Note 2) (Note 2) completion elevated walkways and footbridges, 27 dates for subways under the Universal subways and different Accessibility (UA) Programme three elevated items (Note 1) walkways in (Note 1) Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories completed since 2013 Improvement of Kam Pok Kam Pok Road N/A 380 19.96 26 2015-16 Road - Man Yuen Chuen – Man Yuen (Note 3) (length of road Section Chuen Section, widening) Yuen Long Proposed Vehicular Bridge Kiu Hing Road, N/A 12 19.9 23 2015-16 Across the Nullah at Kiu Hing Yuen Long (Note 4) Road near Wong Nai Tun, Yuen Long

Improvement to Pok Oi Yuen Long 1 000 vehicles 1 250 264.8 109 2016-17 Interchange Highway per hour Extension of the CITIC tower Footbridge N/A 19 33.9 (latest 20 2015-16 Footbridge to LegCo Complex connecting (Note 5) estimated at Tamar LegCo Complex cost) (for the footbridge portion) Kwun Tong Line Extension – Pedestrian link 11 100 190 (roads) 826.9 265 2016-17 essential public infrastructure system and pedestrians per and 1 000 works transport links hour (pedestrian connecting to links) Ho Man Tin MTR Station South Island Line (East) Pedestrian link 7 860 1 560 1,213.2 295 2016-17 (SIL(E)) – essential public system and pedestrians per (roads) and 1 infrastructure works transport links hour 030 connecting to (pedestrian SIL(E) stations links) and improvement to roads in the vicinity Pedestrian Link between Tsing Near Tsing Yi N/A 40 19.97 23 2016-17 Yi North Bridge and Tsing Yi North Bridge (Note 6) Station Provision of Coach Lay-by at Tai Mong Tsai N/A 66 (length of 19.6 22 2016-17 Moving Memorial to War Road, Sai Kung (Note 7) coach lay-by) Martyrs, Tai Mong Tsai Road, Sai Kung Shatin to Central Link – Tsz Wan Shan 2 000 550 608.0 43 2017-18 construction of non-railway Pedestrian Links pedestrian (Note 8) works (Tsz Wan Shan trips per Pedestrian Links) hour in peak hours

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usage (metre)

Public Transport Interchange Container Port N/A N/A 72.7 41 2017-18 at Container Port Road and Road, Kwai Junction Improvement Works Chung along Kwai Chung Road – Kwai Chung

Notes: 1. There are 250 retrofitting items under the UA Programme. As at 28 February 2018, 76 items were completed since 2013, whilst 114 items and 60 items were under construction and design/ investigation respectively. 2. The approved project estimates and estimated job creations refer to those 76 items completed since 2013. 3. The project mainly involves the re-construction and upgrading of an existing road to meet current standards. 4. The project aims to provide another vehicular link across the existing nullah at Kiu Hing Road to ease traffic congestion. 5. The project aims to extend the existing CITIC Tower footbridge to Legislative Council Complex in order to provide a direct, elevated, separate and covered access route between Legislative Council Complex and Admiralty. 6. The project aims to provide a connection between Tsing Yi North Bridge and Tsing Yi Station for the convenience of pedestrians. 7. The project aims to provide a coach lay-by for loading/unloading of passengers at the Moving Memorial to War Martyrs. 8. The estimate for Tsz Wan Shan Pedestrian Links under ‘Shatin to Central Link – construction of non-railway works’ is the awarded contract sum of MTR Contract No. 1114 – Pedestrian Links at Tsz Wan Shan.

(2) The titles of the projects planned for expansion and improvement of the road networks in 2018-19 including the names of related roads, the estimated increase in traffic capacity for the road project or the estimated pedestrian usage for the pedestrian link project, the length of road or pedestrian link involved in expansion and improvement, the approved project estimates or the estimated project costs, and the estimated job creation for labourers are listed in the following table

Estimated Length of Approved increase in road / Project traffic pedestrian Estimated job Estimate or Names of related capacity / link involved creation for Project Title Estimated roads estimated in expansion / labourers Project Cost pedestrian improvement ($ million) usage (metre)

Retrofitting of Noise Barriers on Tuen Mun Road N/A N/A 826.5 233 Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section)

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Retrofitting of Noise Barriers on Tuen Mun Road N/A N/A 786.2 250 Tuen Mun Road (Fu Tei Section)

Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Central – Wan Chai 9 400 4 500 36,038.9 5 225 Island Eastern Corridor Link Bypass vehicles per hour Widening of Tolo Highway / Fanling Highway 3 200 About 3 000 4,320.0 805 Fanling Highway between Island (between Tai Hang and vehicles per (length of road House Interchange and Fanling – Wo Hop Shek hour widening) Stage 2 Interchange) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road, 4 700 12 000 25,047.2 3 720 – Hong Kong Link Road Hong Kong vehicles per Zhuhai-Macao Bridge hour Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link – Tuen Mun-Chek Lap 3 600 9 000 44,798.4 9 900 construction works Kok Link vehicles per hour Public Transport Interchange at Hung Luen Road, Hung N/A N/A 48.1 26 Hung Hom Bay Reclamation Hom Covered Public Transport Java Road, Tin Chiu N/A N/A 43.7 54 Terminus at the eastern part of the Street and Kam Hong ex-North Point Estate Street, North Point Road improvement works for Hoi Po Road, West 1 000 1 190 845.8 222 West Kowloon Reclamation Kowloon Highway, Lin vehicles per Development (Phase 1) Cheung Road, Hoi Fai hour for each Road, Nga Cheung of the three Road, Austin Road, new Canton Road, Wui vehicular Cheung Road, Jordan links within Road and Ferry Street the West Kowloon Reclamation Development area. Dualling of Hiram’s Highway Hiram’s Highway 2 400 About 2 100 1,774.4 280 between Clear Water Bay Road vehicles per (length of road and Marina Cove and hour widening) improvement to local access to Ho Chung Elevated walkway between Tong Tong Ming Street and about 3 000 180 221.6 91 Ming Street and Tong Tak Street, Tong Tak Street, pedestrian Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O trips per hour in peak hours Footbridge connecting Tsuen Wan Hoi Shing Road and 4 300 66 146.2 57 Plaza, Skyline Plaza and adjacent Yuen Tun Circuit, pedestrian landscaping Tsuen Wan trips per hour in peak hours Lift and Pedestrian Walkway Waterloo Road, Ho 10 000 19 116.7 49 System at Waterloo Hill Man Tin pedestrian trips per day Lift and Pedestrian Walkway Tsing Yu Street and 3 000 60 222.7 92 System at Cheung Hang Estate, Tsing Yi Road West, pedestrian Tsing Yi Tsing Yi trips per day

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Project Title Names of related Estimated Length of Approved Estimated job roads increase in road / Project creation for traffic pedestrian Estimate or labourers capacity / link involved Estimated estimated in expansion / Project Cost pedestrian improvement ($ million) usage (metre)

Lift and Pedestrian Walkway Kwai Shing Circuit and 16 200 60 239.4 70 System between Kwai Shing Hing Shing Road, Kwai pedestrian Circuit and Hing Shing Road, Chung trips per day Kwai Chung

Footbridge improvement works at Siu Hong Road, Tuen N/A 129.5 31 Siu Hong Road, Tuen Mun Mun (Note 1)

Public Transport Interchange and Kiu Cheong Road, N/A N/A 602.2 250 associated works at Kiu Cheong Yuen Long Road East, Ping Shan

Footbridge link at Sau Ming Road, Sau Ming Road / Hiu 1 760 30 130.1 60 Kwun Tong Kwong Street, Kwun pedestrian Tong trips per hour in peak hours Public Transport Interchange at Pak Wan Street, Sham N/A N/A 108.2 30 Pak Wan Street, Sham Shui Po Shui Po

Public Transport Interchange at Sham Mong Road, N/A N/A 174.0 32 Northwest Kowloon Reclamation Sham Shui Po Site 6, Sham Shui Po

Central Kowloon Route – main Central Kowloon Route 9 400 About 4 700 42,363.9 3 900 works vehicles per hour Road improvement works at Ma Ma On Shan Road and N/A 1 150 (length 587.7 151 On Shan, Sha Tin Hang Tai Road, Ma On (Note 2) of road Shan widening and realignment) Improvement to Sharp Bend of Keung Shan Road, N/A About 60 15.7 13 Keung Shan Road near Shek Pik Lantau Island (Note 3) (length of Reservoir Service Access Road road widening)

Provision of Bus-bus Interchange Fanling Highway N/A 105 15.3 16 on Fanling Highway Kowloon (Kowloon bound) (length of bus Bound – construction lay-by)

Hong Kong Section of the Seven footbridges and (Note 4) 2 400 (roads) 3,044.4 324 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong two subways and 800 (Note 5) Express Rail Link - construction connecting to West (pedestrian of non-railway works (essential Kowloon Station links) public infrastructure works and (WKS), Austin Road enabling works for footbridges) West, Lin Cheung Road, Wui Man Road and Road D1A in the vicinity of WKS

Lift and Pedestrian Walkway Tai Wo Hau Road and 8 600 40 249.4 65 System between Tai Wo Hau Wo Tong Tsui Street, pedestrian Road and Wo Tong Tsui Street Kwai Chung trips per day

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Elevated Pedestrian Corridor in Yuen Long On Ning 11 000 540 1,710.9 Under review Yuen Long Town connecting with Road, Castle Peak pedestrian Long Ping Station Road – Yuen Long and trips per hour Kau Yuk Road in peak hours

Retrofitting of Noise barriers on Tai Po Road (Sha Tin N/A N/A 851.8 135 Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) Section)

Lift and Pedestrian Walkway Castle Peak Road and 5 100 125 584.4 Under review System between Castle Peak Road Kung Yip Street, Kwai pedestrian and Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung Chung trips per day

Extension of footbridge and cycle Choi Yuen Road, N/A 40 102.7 52 parking area at Choi Yuen Road, Sheung Shui (Note 6) Sheung Shui

Construction of cover at Wong Wong Chuk Hang N/A N/A 13.5 Under review Chuk Hang Public Transport Public Transport Facilities Facilities

Notes: 1. The project aims to improve the existing footbridge at Siu Hong Road to provide barrier-free access and to cater for the additional pedestrian flow to be brought about by the new public housing developments in Tuen Mun Area 54. 2. The project mainly involves road realignment, construction of bus stops and associated works to support the proposed public housing developments. 3. The project mainly involves the road widening of an existing sharp bend of Keung Shan Road near Shek Pik Reservoir Access Road. 4. According to the assessment conducted in 2015, the patronage forecast of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link in 2018 is 109 200 per day. 5. The estimated job creations for labourers for non-railway works are pro-rata from the total job creation of 9 200 labourers according to the ratio of Approved Project Estimate (APE) of the non-railway works ($3,044.4 million) to the total project APE ($86,420 million). 6. The project aims to extend the existing footbridge to connect the proposed public housing development.

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