The Highways Department is inviting tenders for the Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel North Point section and Island Eastern Corridor Link contract, the works of which will start in September for completion in 2017.

The works mainly comprise:

* building a 300-metre section of tunnel in North Point at the east portal, and an approach road to the tunnel;

* modifying the Island Eastern Corridor between Hing Fat Street and Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School, and the Victoria Park Road and Hing Fat Street junction;

* constructing sub-structures for an administration building and east ventilation building;

* demolishing the Rumsey Street Flyover eastbound down ramp in Central; and,

* related works including landscaped deck, noise barriers, noise semi-enclosures, road drainage and landscaping works.