Kai Tak Development – Stage 2 Infrastructure Works for Development at the Southern Part of the Former Runway
Client
Territory Development Department
Location
Hong Kong
Project Summary
The scope of Stage 2 comprises:
construction of the following items of works mainly located at the former runway –
(i) realignment and widening of the existing single 2-lane Shing Fung Road to form a dual 2-lane distributor road of about 1.4 kilometres (km) long;
(ii) associated single 2-lane roads (including a vehicular underpass) with a total length of about 0.6 km branching off from the realigned Shing Fung Road to the sites along the road;
(iii) an elevated landscaped deck with lifts and staircases of about 1.4 km long with minimum 11 metres (m) in width above the realigned Shing Fung Road serving as part of a semi-enclosure noise barrier and also as a public open space; and
(iv) roadside noise barriers with a total length of about 1.1 km long alongside the realigned Shing Fung Road and integrated with the elevated landscaped deck;
upgrading of the existing single 2-lane carriageway of about 0.3 km long on Kai Tak Bridge to a dual 2-lane carriageway;
improvement to three existing road junctions along Wang Chiu Road at its junctions with Kai Cheung Road, Lam Hing Street and Sheung Yee Road in Kowloon Bay;
construction of associated footpaths, pedestrian streets, street lighting, traffic aids, drainage, sewerage, water mains, landscaping and ancillary works; and
implementation of environmental mitigation measures and an environmental monitoring and audit programme for the works mentioned above.