Clear Water Bay Road reopens after repair work
The Transport Department said early on Monday that Clear Water Bay Road was back to normal, after being disrupted by a landslide.  A slope measuring 30 metres long and 40 metres deep collapsed, and part of the pavement also caved in. The slip forced officials to implement an arrangement in which two-way traffic shared the same lane near Wing Lung Road in Hang Hau.  Transport minister Lam Sai-hung said earlier that Clear Water Bay Road should be open again by rush hour on Monday morning, after workers carried out remedial work. Lam said workers were spraying concrete onto the slope, and more work would be carried out later to further consolidate the structure.  "When we open the road, we have to ensure it's safe after the temporary consolidation work. If we can't do that, we won't open the road," Lam told reporters. "At the same time, we'll have measures in place. Our contractor and the Highways Department will keep monitoring the situation here. We'll also liaise with the observatory to see if the weather will worsen, and we've installed some sump pumps in case there's heavy rain." Authorities received 14 other landslide reports on Saturday, when the amber and red rainstorm warning signals were in effect for most of the day._____________________________
Last updated: 2024-05-06 HKT 01:49 