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Ap Lei Chau Bridge

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Construction of the twin Second Ap Lei Chau Bridge on the north side of the first bridge was started in May 1991 and completed in July 1994 to provide two traffic lanes in each direction. Both sides of the bridge have pavements for pedestrian use.
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was the resident engineer of the bridge. During the construction, he realised that the pre-stressed cantilevers of the bridge would not be able to meet in the centre, which needed an "emergency raise".
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Legislators approved funding for the Second Ap Lei Chau Bridge on 1 May 1991. It opened on 28 July 1994. The first person to drive across it was
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bridge, with a 115 metres (377 ft) main span, two 60 metres (200 ft) side spans, and associated ramps.
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Started in April 1977 and completed in 1980, the first bridge had one lane of traffic in each direction. It is a
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Ball, Steve (27 July 1994). "New bridge prepares to take the strain".
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Beanz means Hines / Peter Hines — the worldwide civil engineer
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links with Hong Kong Island. There is a railway bridge, the
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is a highway bridge in Hong Kong connecting the island of
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Lau, Jeremy (7 March 1992). "Go-ahead for bridge plan".
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Jumbo Kingdom
Ocean Park
Coordinates
22°14′45″N 114°09′35″E / 22.245877°N 114.159704°E / 22.245877; 114.159704
Aberdeen Channel
Ap Lei Chau
Aberdeen
Clearance below
HK$
Traditional Chinese
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
Ap Lei Chau
Aberdeen
Hong Kong Island
double-cantilever
prestressed-concrete
Maunsell & Partners
Peter Hines
Kwong Hon-sang
Aberdeen Channel Bridge
MTR
South Island line
Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters
ISBN
978-1-71-456394-4
"Peter Hines, civil engineer who worked on large-scale projects around the world – obituary"
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