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Castle Peak Road Improvement between Sham Tseng and Ka Loon Tsuen, Tsuen Wan

(updated as at 30.4.2009)

Project Title :

Castle Peak Road Improvement between Sham Tseng and Ka Loon Tsuen, Tsuen Wan

Consultant :

Meinhardt Halcrow Joint Venture

Construction Commencement Date :

November 2001

Commissioning Date :

July 2007

Approved Project Cost ($Million):

1200

Project Objective :

The existing Castle Peak Road between Sham Tseng and Ka Loon Tsuen in Tsuen Wan is sub-standard from a traffic engineering point of view. Apart from enhancing road safety, the road widening is necessary to cope with the increasing traffic demand following completion of planned residential development in Tsuen Wan West and Tuen Mun over the next few years.

Description :

The project includes :-

  1. widening and realignment of a 3.7km long section of Castle Peak Road between Sham Tseng and Ka Loon Tsuen, Tsuen Wan to a dual two-lane carriageway with 3m wide footpath on both sides;
  2. construction of five covered footbridges;
  3. reclamation and associated construction of a 970m long seawall;
  4. installation of 155m long noise barriers and 520m of partial noise enclosure; and
  5. associated works on road reconstruction, junction modification, slope stabilization, geotechnical, landscape, lighting and drainage.

Related Sites :

  1. Legislative Council Panel Paper
  2. Legislative Council Public Works Subcommittee Paper
  3. Environmental Permit
Current Contract No. Contract Title
HY/99/18 Castle Peak Road Improvement between Sham Tseng and Ka Loon Tsuen, Tsuen Wan
HY/2005/06 Castle Peak Road Improvement - West of Tsing Lung Lau, Tsuen Wan