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The Highways Department today (March 7) invited tenders for retrofitting of noise barriers at Kwun Tong Bypass (Contract no HY/2008/01).
Tender submissions should be placed at the Government Secretariat Tender Box in the lift lobby on the lower ground floor of the Central Government Offices (East Wing), 20 Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong. Closing date is noon on April 18.
The works mainly comprise the retrofitting of approximately 950-metre long noise barriers at Kwun Tong Bypass, associated roads and drainage, geotechnical, street lighting and landscaping works and implementation of Environmental Monitoring and Audit Programme for the works.
The works are expected to begin in June and will take about three years (including one-year Establishment Period for landscaping works) to complete.
The works have been designed and construction will be supervised by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited, which is appointed by the Major Works Project Management Office of Highways Department.
Ends/Friday, March 7, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:48
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