To enhance the efficiency and sustainability of the project, the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), in collaboration with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has jointly developed a brand new bridge design and construction technique using ultra-high strength S960 steel for the construction of two sections of the footbridge under the Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shek Wu San Tsuen North to Lung Yeuk Tau) project, which is the world's first application of S960 steel in civil bridge construction. 
The first prefabricated section of the footbridge made of ultra-high strength S960 steel has been delivered to Hong Kong.  A ceremony on the tightening of the connection bolts was held on 18 July, attended by the Director of CEDD, Michael Fong, JP, Ms Pecvin Yong, Deputy Director of Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office of Development Bureau, Mr Joseph Lo, JP, Head of Project Strategy and Governance Office of Development Bureau, Professor Chung Kwok-fai, Director of the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch) of PolyU and Professor Ho On-sing, Chairman of Construction Industry Council, together with other representatives from the Government, academia and the industry, signifying the milestone achievement of the project. During the ceremony, the Director of CEDD, Mr Michael Fong, JP, said that this was the first-ever use of ultra-high strength S960 steel in the construction of a pedestrian footbridge, and that the Government was determined to bring the construction standard to the forefront of the world.