Note for Finance Committee
For information FCRI(2017-18)15 NOTE FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE HEAD 706 – HIGHWAYS Transport – Roads 721TH – Widening of Yuen Long Highway between Lam Tei and Shap Pat Heung Interchange PURPOSE The purpose of this note is to update the scope of 721TH to reflect the reduced length of noise barriers covered by the project. PROJECT SCOPE AND NATURE 2. In February 2003, the Finance Committee (FC) approved the upgrading of 721TH to Category A at an estimated cost of $931.0 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices1. The approved scope of 721TH comprises – (a) widening of 6.8-kilometre (km) long Yuen Long Highway between Lam Tei and Shap Pat Heung Interchange from a dual two-lane to a dual three-lane carriageway with provision of hard shoulder; (b) modification of the existing Tin Shui Wai West Interchange and Tong Yan San Tsuen Interchange and the associated slip roads affected by the proposed road widening; (c) extension of existing highway structures affected by the proposed road widening including vehicular bridges, vehicular underpasses, pedestrian subways and culverts; /(d) ….. __________________________________ 1 The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury approved an increase in the approved project estimate under delegated authority from $931.0 million by $13.7 million to $944.7 million in MOD prices on 27 May 2016. FCRI(2017-18)15 Page 2 (d) installation of 11.6-km long noise barriers ranging from 2 metres (m) to 7.3 m high and provision of noise reducing road surfacing; and (e) associated works including road rehabilitation, geotechnical, drainage, lighting, landscaping and a closed circuit television system.
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