Tenders invited for Braemar Hill Pedestrian Link

     The Highways Department (HyD) today (February 5) invited tenders for the Braemar Hill Pedestrian Link (Contract No. HY/2021/04).
      
     The works are scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2021 and will take about 54 months to complete. The works mainly comprise:
 
(i) construction of a pedestrian subway of approximately 40 metres in length and 4.2m in width connecting the lift tower mentioned in (ii) below to the concourse of MTR Fortress Hill Station;

(ii) construction of a lift tower of approximately 33m in height with two lifts connecting the underground concourse of MTR Fortress Hill Station, King's Road and the access road between Fortress Garden and Fortress Metro Tower;

(iii) construction of an elevated covered pedestrian walkway of approximately 25m in length and 3.7m in width connecting the lift tower mentioned in (ii) above to the access road between Fortress Garden and Fortress Metro Tower;

(iv) construction of a lift tower with two lifts at Fortress Hill Road of approximately 21m in height, and an elevated covered pedestrian walkway of approximately 10m in length and 6.2m in width connecting the lift tower and Tin Hau Temple Road;

(v) construction of an elevated covered pedestrian walkway of approximately 33m in length and 3.7m in width across Tin Hau Temple Road, and a covered escalator with an associated stairlift at Tin Hau Temple Road connecting to the elevated covered pedestrian walkway;

(vi) construction of covered staircases, escalators and travellators along the Wan Tin Path stairway;

(vii) conversion of sections of the existing footpath at Fortress Hill Road into carriageway for relocation of an existing bus stop; and

(viii) ancillary works including geotechnical, electrical and mechanical, drainage, landscaping, public lighting and utilities works, as well as construction of retaining walls and covered footpaths. 

     The HyD has appointed WSP (Asia) Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the construction works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and other particulars from WSP (Asia) Limited at 7/F, One Kowloon, 1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. Submission of tenders will close at noon on March 26 (Friday). Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance at G/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong.