By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-27 15:41:54 | Updated at 2024-11-27 17:33:52
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Hong Kong’s Audit Commission has found “unsatisfactory” reclamation work led to HK$1 billion (US$128.5 million) in additional costs for the Tuen-Mun Chek Lap Kok link, a much-delayed HK$47 billion road project.
The auditor released a report on the project on Wednesday, highlighting that poor quality work had been present from the beginning and had caused delays in the handover of sites.
The road is a strategic link connecting the northwest New Territories to North Lantau, the airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
The northern and southern parts of the road, which are both connected to the city’s port, were assigned to different contractors. As a result, reclamation work at the port had extensive overlaps.
The auditor labelled the reclamation work “unsatisfactory”.
Costs related to the prolongation of the works and the disruptions amounted to HK$1 billion, the report said.
Contractors could not carry out work as planned due to the delay, and the estimated value of the associated costs reached HK$8 billion.
