Hong Kong highway widening

Widening of a 3.5km stretch of the Tolo and Fanling Highways between Ma Wo and Tai Hang will now be carried out in Hong Kong.
February 8, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Widening of a 3.5km stretch of the Tolo and Fanling Highways between Ma Wo and Tai Hang will now be carried out in Hong Kong. The authorities in Hong Kong awarded the US$309 million contract to 1526 Gammon Construction, which is 50% owned by UK contractor 1146 Balfour Beatty. Work on the project is expected to take 40 months to complete.

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