on the tunnel, detailed designs were under preparation for the Waterfront Road from Harcourt Road to King's Road, including several flyovers and major drainage works.
Road Works in Kowloon
4.32. A major contribution towards improving north-south traffic flow in the Kowloon Peninsula was made with the virtual completion of the Princess Margaret Road/Waterloo Road Flyover. To improve east-west traffic flow and to by-pass the congested areas of North Kowloon, work is continuing on the Tai Po Road/Castle Peak Road link.
4.33. Work also continued on the road through the Lion Rock Tunnel, which on completion, will provide a valuable alternative route to Sha Tin.
4.34. Other major works in hand included the fifth and final stage of the reconstruction of Nathan Road, for which special traffic re-routing arrangements had to be introduced and the provision of a second carriageway in Chatham Road between Salisbury Road and Gascoigne Road.
Road Works in the New Territories
4.35. Work continued on the Sha Tin approach to the Lion Rock Tunnel to link up with the road being constructed through the tunnel. A total of 6 miles of new roads were constructed at Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Town and the bridge along Sha Tsui Road in Kwai Chung was completed. Another 9 contracts involving the construction of new roads and drains in Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long were also in progress.
4.36. Other widening and improvement works were completed along the roads from Sai Kung to Tai Mong Tsai, the Border Road from Lin Ma Hang Mine to Sha Tau Kok, Route I at milestone 1, Route II at milestone 1 and the road through Kam Tin. The reconstruction of bends at milestone 13 and milestone 14 along Castle Peak Road was also completed.
4.37. A total of 11 bus bays along various roads in the New Territories were completed and improvements to bus termini were carried out at Sha Tin and Lau Fau Shan. A bus terminus was constructed in Tsuen Wan near the temporary passenger ferry pier. Along the main traffic routes 15,000 feet of new footpaths were provided.
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