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Bay to Shau Kei Wan. Consultants were also appointed in connection with the Ap Lei Chau bridge and approach roads project, which will link Aberdeen with the island of Ap Lei Chau.
In Kowloon, the opening of the Piper's Hill and Nam Cheong Street interchanges, together with the extension and reconstruction of Ching Cheung Road, marked the substantial completion of the primary distributor route linking the two industrial townships of Kwun Tong and Kwai Chung. Other projects carried out included the extension of Austin Road to provide direct access from Chatham Road to the new railway terminus at Hung Hom. This is accomplished by an elevated road over the cross-harbour tunnel toll plaza. Road works to facilitate the traffic diversions necessary for the construction of the mass transit railway were completed by means of several major contracts which included the widening of Kwun Tong Road, the extension of Wai Yip Street to Cha Kwo Ling Road, the construction of Wai Yip Street across Kowloon Bay reclamation with a four-lane flyover connection at Kwun Tong Road, and diversion of utilities at the Lai Yip Street and Hip Wo Street junctions on Kwun Tong Road. The provision of two major traffic routes-one on either side of the Kowloon peninsula is being actively pursued. The West Kowloon corridor will comprise a series of elevated roads stretching from Yau Ma Tei to Lai Chi Kok. It is being implemented in stages and, in Stage I, work was well advanced by the end of the year on the construction of the western section of the 1 300-metre elevated road from Gascoigne Road to Ferry Street. The East Kowloon way involves another series of elevated roads and an underpass to connect the cross-harbour tunnel with Kwun Tong via the airport tunnel road. The tunnel structure under the airport's runway was completed during the year and work was begun on the western approach, including the San Shan interchange, while a new road was being constructed on Kowloon Bay reclamation as the eastern connection. Along the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui, satis- factory progress was made in the construction of a 1000-metre long extension of Salisbury Road. The reconstruction of Lung Cheung Road also progressed smoothly and new roads were constructed in conjunction with industrial development in Cheung Sha Wan. Detailed planning and investigation was carried out in connection with a proposal to provide an interchange at the junction of Waterloo Road/Junction Road/ Cornwall Street.
In the New Territories, work continued on the construction of the 15.3-kilometre Stage I of a motorway between Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun, which is expected to be completed by the end of 1977. Nearing completion was the construction of a railway bridge and the re-alignment of Tai Po Road at milestone 171⁄2 and the duplication of the existing road bridge across the Shing Mun River. Works started during the year included the improvement of Tai Po Road from Ho Tung Lau to the causeway level crossing at milestone 151; the widening of Ting Kok Road from Tai Po Market to Ha Hang; the construction of the second carriageway of Lion Rock Tunnel Road from the toll plaza to Sui Lek Yuen Road; a flyover across Kwai Chung Road to link Kwai Chung development areas 10 and 11; a footbridge over Castle Peak Road near Chung On Street; and phased improvements to South Lantau Road from Cheung Sha to Keung Shan. About 2 000 metres of carriageway and 5 000 metres of storm- water drains and sewers were constructed in connection with the development of Kwai