Civil
Engineering and Development Department
Agreement No. CE 69/2001(HY)
Tsuen Wan Bypass, Widening of Tsuen Wan Road between Tsuen Tsing Interchange and
Kwai Tsing Interchange and
Associated Junction Improvement Works
Scope of the Project
The Project is mainly to upgrade and widen
the existing 2.8km Tsuen Wan Road (TWR) between Tuen Mun Road (TMR) and Kwai
Tsing Interchange. Major scope of the Project are as follows:
a)
Construction
of dual one-lane viaducts parallel to the existing TWR between TMR and Hoi Kok
Street
b)
Construction
of dual 2-lane viaducts parallel to the existing TWR between Hoi Kok Street and
Tsuen Tsing Interchange
c)
Widening of
the existing at-grade section of TWR from dual 3-lane to dual 5-lane between
Tsuen Tsing Interchange and Kwai Tsing Interchange
d)
Modification
of the associated existing junctions, including Tai Chung Road Interchange,
Tsuen Tsing Interchange and Kwai Tsing Interchange
e)
Provision of
noise mitigation measures
f)
Reprovision /
modification to existing crossing affected; and
g)
Provision /
reprovision of associated civil, structural, geotechnical, landscaping and
associated drainage, traffic installation and lighting works.
Need of the Project
TWR is part of strategic road network
carring out a significant volume of long distance traffic through Tsuen Wan
area, between the north-west New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. It
also functions as a collector-distributor road in Tsuen Wan.
Future development of north-west New
Territories, operation of MTRC west rail and corresponding residential and
commercial development, as well as the planned MTR residential development TW5,
TW6 and TW7 would definitely lead to an increase of traffic demand of the
region. Currently, peak V/C ratio has already reached 1.0, which leads to very
often traffic congestion. It is anticipated that the V/C ratio on TWR will be
further increased up to 1.2 by 2016, and leading to even more serious traffic
congestion problem.
In order to relieve the foreseeable traffic
congestion problem, implementation of the Project is considered necessary.
Environmental Impact
Assessment
The EIA study was conducted to provide
information on the nature and extent of environmental impacts arising from the
construction and operation of the Project and related activities that take
place concurrently. The overall acceptability of the environment, conditions
and requirements for the detailed design, construction and operation to
mitigate adverse environmental consequences and acceptability of residual
impacts after implementation of the proposed mitigation measures were
determined.
The Environmental Assessment Report is
available at Environmental Impact
Assessment Ordinance Website (EPD). 3 Dimensional Electronic Visualization of Major Findings and Elements of
the EIA Report is prepared and can be launched at the following link:
Remarks:
To alleviate traffic noise from existing
Tsuen Wan Road to nearby noise sensitive receivers, Retrofitting Study of
Existing Tsuen Wan Road is carried out and to be presented separately from this
Project.
