The government will build another flyover connecting the peninsula and the Zone A land reclamation area.
The 500-metre-long flyover will run from Avenida 1º de Maio near the Macau Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant in Areia Preta district to Zone A, which lies off the north-eastern coast of the peninsula.
The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) unsealed bids submitted by 15 construction companies for the project on Thursday. All bids were accepted.
According to a statement by the bureau on Thursday, the quotations proposed by the 15 bidders range from 186 million patacas to 233.9 million patacas.
The bureau has set a maximum period of 630 working days for the winning bidder to complete the project.
According to Thursday’s statement, the construction periods proposed by the 15 bidders range from 567 to 570 working days.
The flyover will have two lanes – one in each direction. The bureau expects the project to get off the ground in the fourth quarter, the statement said.
In addition, according to the statement, the project will also include the construction of a 300-metre-long footbridge connecting the peninsula’s north-eastern coast and Zone A. The new footbridge, which will be built next to the new flyover, will link a current footbridge there that runs from the coastal walking area to the nearby reservoir’s walking area.
Currently, Zone A is connected to the peninsula by one link (Avenida Doutor Ma Man Kei) only, at the busy Oriental Pearl roundabout (Rotunda da Amizade) on the peninsula’s north-eastern coast. Vehicles travelling to and from the man-made island where the Macau and Zhuhai border checkpoints of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) are located – which is east of the 138-hectare Zone A – can only use this link currently.
The government’s ongoing project to build a flyover connecting the peninsula and Zone A got off the ground in March last year. The single-way flyover will run – by crossing over the busy Oriental Pearl roundabout – from Avenida do Nordeste in Areia Preta district to Zone A as well as to Avenida da Ponte da Amizade – the avenue leading to the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge, which means that vehicles entering the flyover from Avenida do Nordeste can choose to travel to either Zone A or Friendship Bridge.
According to the DSOP website, the Rotunda da Amizade flyover project, which has a price tag of 179 million patacas, is slated to be completed in November this year.
Zone A is primarily developed for public housing projects, with a number of plots earmarked for private residential projects. Several public housing projects are currently being carried out there.
This artist’s rendition taken from the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) website shows the future flyover and footbridge connecting the peninsula near the wastewater treatment plant and Zone A.
