Burst
Written by Deng Haixing, Liu Ding'an
2020-05-14 05:40
Last update date: 2020-05-14 06:24At the junction of Mong Kok Road and Nathan Road, which is undergoing the extension of the footbridge, a thrilling car accident occurred in the early hours of this (14th) morning. At 4 a.m., a N21 double-decker city bus heading along Nathan Road to Tsim Sha Tsui passed through the junction of the upper site. The roof on the right bumped into a boom workbench. The bus roof glass burst and the workbench almost fell. Fortunately, there is no brewing tragedy. Two workers on the platform were injured and trapped. One of them needed to be rescued by the fire, and the other one climbed to the ground by themselves. Two of them were sent to the hospital together.
It is understood that at the time of the incident, some of the traffic lanes on the site were closed. Two workers took the boom workbench and climbed onto the flyover to build a temporary working platform. It was suspected that the boom extended beyond the city bus and caused an accident when it arrived. Police are investigating the cause of the accident and traffic on the scene was once blocked.
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The "Mong Kok New Pedestrian Overpass System" plan was announced in 1998. The flyover spans Nathan Road to Laundry Street and then connects Mong Kok Road to Bute Street along Laundry Street. The first phase of the project was completed as early as 2002, that is, the current section from Mong Kok Road to Sai Yee Street, including the section between Mong Kok Station and Mong Kok East Station.
However, the second phase of Mong Kok Road spanned an extension of less than 100 meters on Nathan Road. It was not until 2011 that the underground facility relocation project began and the foundation works in 2016 were not started. The Highways Department stated that a series of problems occurred after the start of construction, including the discovery of undocumented underground utilities at the site, changes in the depth of underground rock layers, the relationship between weather and weather, the modification of the main bridge design to a steel structure, anti-repair movement and a new crown The impact of the virus outbreak. The completion date is delayed.
In the early hours of last month, the authorities finally lifted large components to connect the flyover across Nathan Road. However, the latest completion date is expected to be extended to the first to second quarters of 2021.
【Snail Project】 It was originally scheduled to complete the final connection of the Mong Kok Pedestrian Bridge after more than 20 years.
Road closure in Mong Kok continues with footbridge extension project More than 30 buses and green minibus routes were rerouted in the early morning
【Turtle Speed Project】 The 100-meter extension of Mong Kok Footbridge has not been completed for ten years
One of the workers was sent to hospital on a stretcher bed. (Photo by Liu Dingan)
One of the workers climbed the long ladder to the hospital. (Photo by Liu Dingan)
Citybus crashed into the boom worktable, and the worktable was about to fall. (Photo by Liu Dingan)
City bus accident