Despite early delays, Leighton Contractors (Northern), the Hong Kong-based subsidiary off Australia's largest construction firm is moving ahead on its USD 235M contract to build the Eagle's Nest road tunnel with joint venture partner Kumagai Gumi of Japan. A Highways Department spokesman said the project is slightly behind schedule after the contractors had to overcome poor ground conditions in one of the drives. A spokesman said that the ground was heavily faulted, and excavated using pipe piles and steel sets, but fortunately no water was present. The twin 2.1km, 18.5m-diameter tunnels have been excavated with drill and blast, and the finished tunnel will form part of the Route Eight Highway between Tsing Yi Island and Sha Tin.
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