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(a)
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seeks to maximize usage and,
therefore, revenue; and
(b) will afford the maximum relief
of traffic congestion.
Now that the Modified Initial
System has been approved, the Provisional
Authority will shortly announce the terms
and conditions by which interested parties
may tender for parts of the project, the
Government having decided that the project
should now be proceeded with on a multi-
contract basis. Work is now proceeding
on the preparation of tender documents.
It is hoped that contracts can be let
within the next six months and that
construction can start immediately
thereafter. The aim is to complete
construction of the Modified Initial
System to have it fully operational
by mid-1980.
10.
The Provisional Authority
regrets its inability to make an earlier
statement on the position regarding this
important project. This has been partly
because it was in the process of
developing a Modified Initial System
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