The existing Lo Wu Bridge has been relocated downstream of the temporary bridge to facilitate the construction of a new permanent bridge.
A spokesman for the Drainage Services Department said today (September 29) that the relocation work had been successfully carried out overnight. Day-time through train and freight services were not affected.
"The existing Lo Wu Bridge has historical value and will be preserved as a monument on the bank of the Shenzhen River adjacent to the Lo Wu Station," the spokesman said.
The spokesman further explained that the whole bridge was relocated without dismantling the existing features and the shifting of the bridge across the existing railway line was the most difficult part of the operation.
"It is the best way to preserve the historical bridge as all existing features can be maintained. Damage to the existing bridge structure will be minimal," he said.
It is necessary to reconstruct the Lo Wu Railway Bridge as its span is not long enough for the widened Lo Wu section of the Shenzhen River. With the successful relocation of the bridge downstream, construction works for the new bridge will start shortly.
End/Monday, September 29, 2003
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