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Lai Chi Kok Bridge

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547:, and parts of the road pass very closely to residential blocks. As a result, some residents have long complained that the road constitutes a noise nuisance. In 2000, the Hong Kong Government announced a policy to implement noise reduction strategies at flyovers that pass close to buildings, including constructing acoustic barriers and resurfacing roads with "low-noise material". Under this policy, the Lai Chi Kok Bridge was resurfaced in the early 2000s. However, the government said that adding noise barriers was not feasible as the road structure cannot support the added weight. Further, it said that there was no space for a separate noise barrier structure, and the barriers would obstruct firefighting in the event of a fire. 37: 336: 927: 467:
announced plans to reclaim Lai Chi Kok Bay, providing a park on the new land to help resolve the scarcity of public recreational space in the area. It said the bay, popular with swimmers, was badly polluted and constituted a health hazard. The bay was subsequently filled in, meaning the bridge no
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The bridge deck carries three vehicular lanes in each direction. Part of the bridge (the part that spanned the former bay) also has pavements on both sides of the carriageway. There are two slip roads partway along the bridge – one allows eastbound traffic to exit onto
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with 99 residential blocks, was developed roughly at the same time. Lai Chi Kok Bridge continues through the estate as an elevated roadway. Various amenities were built under the bridge here, including the community's
441:. Construction began in 1966. Built at a cost of about HK$ 13.5 million, the new bridge, then Hong Kong's longest, was officially opened on 29 October 1968 by acting governor 491:
project, adding new railway platforms and a new ticketing concourse. These new structures were built directly below the Lai Chi Kok Bridge, causing the bridge to shift slightly.
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in some government sources, but confusingly this name is also sometimes used to describe a different flyover farther west on Kwai Chung Road, close to
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developed the new land directly under the bridge as the Lai Chi Kok Park Stage II. From 1999 to 2003, an extension of
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together with the former Public Works Department of the Hong Kong Government, and built by
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The bridge is a 2600-foot-long concrete structure with 29 spans. It was designed by
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in English. The Transport Department traffic census refers to it as the
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The bridge was built to link Kowloon with ongoing industrial and
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to contend with additional loading imposed by the new fill.
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Tai Kok Tsui Road Flyover (West Kowloon Corridor West)
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(3 April 2002). 487:was constructed as part of the 318: 1045:Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Bridge 779:Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick Today 598:The Annual Traffic Census 2017 288: 160: 149: 1: 1000:Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge 737:. 29 October 1968. p. 6. 700:. 17 October 1968. p. 7. 607:. August 2018. p. B-27. 533:annual average daily traffic 583:. 15 April 1967. p. 1. 206:; 58 years ago 1281: 811:"HKIE Awards – Gold medal" 535:(AADT) of 82,740 in 2017. 1245:Bridges completed in 1968 975: 881:. March 2000. p. 10. 766:. 30 May 1975. p. 6. 443:Michael David Irving Gass 329: 295: 277: 264: 41:Eastern end of the bridge 34: 1182:Tung Chau Street Flyover 990:New Clear Water Bay Road 921:KML is not from Wikidata 764:South China Morning Post 735:South China Morning Post 698:South China Morning Post 661:South China Morning Post 581:South China Morning Post 409:. It is also called the 283:Traditional Chinese 1217:Tsuen Tsing Interchange 1005:Island Eastern Corridor 777:"Further reclamation". 495:Design and construction 411:Kwai Chung Road Flyover 144:2,600 feet (790 m) 1209:Kwai Tsing Interchange 1160:Gascoigne Road Flyover 1030:Rambler Channel Bridge 557:Transport in Hong Kong 472:. The bridge required 453:private housing estate 407:Lai Chi Kok Bay Bridge 340: 232:; 55 years ago 1155:West Kowloon Corridor 1140:East Kowloon Corridor 1060:Tsing Yi South Bridge 1055:Tsing Yi North Bridge 338: 222:HK$ 13.5 million 89:Vehicles, pedestrians 1250:Bridges in Hong Kong 1170:Tong Mi Road Flyover 1165:Ferry Street Flyover 969:Bridges in Hong Kong 934:at Wikimedia Commons 845:"Lai Chi Kok Bridge" 809:Tam, Angela (2013). 605:Transport Department 529:Transport Department 505:Paul Y. Construction 465:Hong Kong Government 391:Mass Transit Railway 230:29 October 1968 195:Paul Y. 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Coordinates
22°20′15″N 114°08′15″E / 22.3374°N 114.1375°E / 22.3374; 114.1375
Lai Chi Kok
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Government
Highways Department
lanes
Scott and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners
Paul Y. Construction
Daily traffic
Traditional Chinese
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping

Kwai Chung Road
Route 5
Kowloon
Kwai Chung
New Territories
Lai Chi Kok Bay
filled in
Mei Foo Sun Chuen
Lai Chi Kok Park
Mei Foo station
Mass Transit Railway
Kwai Fong Estate
new town
Tsuen Wan
Kwai Chung

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