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was completed ahead of schedule and opened to traffic in April. Construction was in progress on the extension of Lai Chi Kok Road across the Cheung Sha Wan reclamation, the Lai Chi Kok Bay bridge and the Kwai Chung coastal road, all of which form part of the proposed principal traffic route between Kowloon and Kwai Chung in the New Territories.
In the New Territories, the construction of a two-mile road connecting the north portal of the Lion Rock tunnel to Tai Po Road at Sha Tin was nearing completion. The Lion Rock tunnel road surface was completed and work has commenced on the tunnel lining, ventilation and control systems. As part of this new traffic route from Kowloon to the New Territories, the extension of Waterloo Road to Lung Cheung Road and the approach road to the south portal of the tunnel have been completed.
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Most of the new roads constructed in the New Territories will serve development areas in the towns of Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Yuen Long and Tai Po. Improvement of the traffic route linking Tsuen Wan and the proposed new town at Castle Peak is under consideration. Investigations and planning for the route were being carried out by the consulting engineers, Messrs Scott, Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners.
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The application of traffic management techniques continued in an effort to make the best use of the existing road network. As the daily traffic load grows, this aspect becomes of increasing im- portance. The use of traffic lights to improve traffic operation on intersections continued, 88 sets of traffic lights being in operation at the end of 1966. The linked traffic signal systems in Queen's Road East on Hong Kong Island and Nathan Road in Kowloon were completed.
The Passenger Transport Survey Unit completed its work and submitted its report to the government for consideration. The Mass Transit Consultants, a body of experts appointed by the government to define the long-term transportation needs of the Colony, continued to analyse and project the data collected by the Passenger Transport Survey Unit. The final report on the mass transit feasibility study is expected to be submitted to the govern- ment for consideration by mid-1967.