254. The new reclamation in Causeway Bay also permitted the widening of Causeway Road and the provision of a 15 foot footpath flanking Victoria Park.
255. Reconstruction of the last remaining unimproved section of Wongneichong Road, 1,100 feet in length, between the entrance to the Colonial Cemetery and Village Road, was completed between December and March. The road adjoins the Hong Kong Jockey Club and is subjected to intense traffic on race days. To obtain a good alignment and sufficient width for a second footpath, it was necessary to resume strips of land from the Colonial Cemetery and the Parsee Cemetery. A 35 foot carriageway was provided and two concrete footpaths each 6 feet 6 inches wide. The tramway track was re-aligned to run in the centre of the road thus removing a number of traffic bottlenecks. Old boundary and retaining walls were demolished and reconstructed on the new lines in mass concrete with granite facings.
256. The junction of Castle Peak Road and Tai Po Road was reconstructed to a revised layout during the year. A leading island 400 feet long separates traffic on Castle Peak Road from Tai Po Road; next to this a 90 foot diameter roundabout was constructed to channel the traffic, which is directed by six illuminated traffic bollards installed on subsidiary islands.
257. One-way carriageways, 22 feet wide on the straight and 26 feet around curves, were made of 8 inch vibrated concrete with a wearing coat of 1 inch bitumen macadam. The traffic islands were built of rubble masonry walls 18 inches high and were filled with earth to permit turfing.
258. Guard rails were erected with openings at pedestrian crossings and an experimental "Zebra" crossing was laid consisting of "Snowcrete" and black "Colourcrete".
259. Following the several fires along the East side of Tai Po Road to the North of the traffic islands, a strip 46 feet wide was cleared and formed to provide an 11 foot verge, a 10 foot footpath of 1 inch thick macadam and a 25 foot unsurfaced road as access to the hillside for quarry traffic.
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