walls, replacement of two old bridges by reinforced concrete box culverts and the raising of the low section of roadway above the tidal reach at high water mark.
New Road.
187. The construction of semi-permanent resettlement camps on a large scale by the Urban Council has opened up new areas to which access roads were required. These roads, although primarily for pedestrian and emergency vehicular access, have been constructed with a view to widening as main routes when warranted by subsequent development. The most important new road constructed for this purpose was that east of Kai Tak from Ngau Chi Wan to Shum Wan and consisted of 3,200 ft. of roadway 30'-0" wide constructed in hardcore, water-bound macadam and a bituminous wearing carpet.
A new bridge was required across the River Jordan which was constructed in reinforced cement concrete; the abutments were constructed for a 36'-0" wide bridge although only 12'-0" of bridge deck was built at this stage, and designed in accordance with loadings recommended by the M.O.T. for Highway Bridges. From this bridge, the road was continued 10'-0" wide for a further 6,000 ft., although all culverts and road retaining walls were constructed to conform to the final 36'-0" width.
188. Other new roads constructed for the Urban Council to give access to Resettlement Areas were at Tung Tau Village, Kowloon, where an 18'-0" wide road 2,400 ft. long and a 10'-0" wide branch road 300 ft. long was built. In addition, a new road one mile long was constructed to give access to Chai Wan Resettlement Area.
Miscellaneous.
189. During the year, 802 items of work were carried out for private individuals and comprised repairs to footpaths and channels, and construction of access roads for housing estates.
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