Improvement and Extension of Kam Pok Road

Project Title :

Improvement and Extension of Kam Pok Road

Consultant :

Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited (Detailed Design)

Construction Commencement Date :

11 July 2011

Date of Opening to Traffic :

2012 4th quarter (tentative)

Estimated Project Cost ($Million) :

123.8

Project Objective : :

To provide a direct route connecting Tai Sang Wai to Castle Peak Road (Tam Mi) so as to improve road safety and relieve traffic at the junction of Fairview Park Boulevard and Kam Pok Road in Yuen Long.

Description :

  1. construction of a new section of single two-lane carriageway of approximately 490 metres (m) in length and 10.3 m in width with associated footpaths of 2 m in width connecting the existing Kam Pok Road to Castle Peak Road (Tam Mi);
  2. improvement of a section of Kam Pok Road of approximately 145 m in length (east of Pok Wai South Road) to a single two-lane carriageway of 10.3 m in width with associated footpaths of 2 m in width;
  3. improvement of a road section of approximately 155 m in length between Yau Pok Road and Man Yuen Road to a single two-lane carriageway of 7.3 m in width with associated footpaths of 2 m in width;
  4. construction of sections of cycle tracks of 360 m in length and 3.5 m in width along a section of Kam Pok Road; and
  5. ancillary works including drainage, water supplies, slope and landscaping works, construction of vertical noise barriers and provision of lighting.

Current Situation:

The following work items are in progress:

  1. Construction of noise barrier and retaining walls;
  2. Construction of drainage and watermains;
  3. Backfilling for road formation; and
  4. Construction of road pavement.

Contract(s) :

Contract No. HY/2010/09
Scope
  1. construction of a new section of carriageway with associated footpaths connecting the existing Kam Pok Road to Castle Peak Road (Tam Mi);
  2. improvement of a section of Kam Pok Road (east of Pok Wai South Road) with associated footpaths;
  3. improvement of a road section between Yau Pok Road and Man Yuen Road with associated footpaths;
  4. construction of sections of cycle tracks along a section of Kam Pok Road and
  5. ancillary works including drainage, water supplies, slope and landscaping works, construction of vertical noise barriers and provision of lighting.
Commencement Date

11 July 2011

Date of Opening to Traffic

2013 2nd quarter (tentative)

Contract Sum ($Million) 123.8
Current Progress Works in Progress
Contractor Wang Kee Construction Company Limited
Resident Engineer Works Division, Highways Department