VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
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TECH SHOW<br />
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PENNY’S BAY CONTRACT 1<br />
Open<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the way to<br />
Mickey’s stage<br />
The Penny’s <strong>Bay</strong> area of Lantau<br />
Island <strong>in</strong> H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g is the site of a<br />
new Walt Disney Theme Park which<br />
will be opened <strong>in</strong> 2006. VSL H<strong>on</strong>g<br />
K<strong>on</strong>g was awarded four c<strong>on</strong>tracts <strong>on</strong><br />
the <strong>in</strong>frastructure works, cover<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> of two bridges and<br />
four VSoL ® 1<br />
Reta<strong>in</strong>ed Earth walls<br />
form<strong>in</strong>g the approach ramps to the<br />
road bridges. The last c<strong>on</strong>tract to be<br />
awarded, the Penny’s <strong>Bay</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tract 1<br />
bridge, covered the erecti<strong>on</strong> of a road<br />
bridge to provide access from the<br />
site over the Airport Express and<br />
Mass Transit Railway (MTR) railways.<br />
This bridge provided the f<strong>in</strong>al secti<strong>on</strong><br />
of road access between the Disney<br />
Theme Park, the Expressway and<br />
tra<strong>in</strong> stati<strong>on</strong>.