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ROADS OFFICE.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
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148. Roads and Bridges, (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 355 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner, consistent with the funds available. The super-elevation of bends at Macdonnell, Stubbs and Repulse Bay Roads and the screeding with tar-tops of the surfaces of Tai Hang Road, Queen's Road West between Pokfulam Road and Whitty Street, and King's Road between the Sugar Refinery and Taikoo Dock East Gate, were undertaken. In Des Voeux Road West, between Whitty Street and Western Street, the stone kerbing was regulated and the cement concrete surfacing was taken up and relaid.
Major items of work undertaken were:-Widening of bends at the 17th mile Taipo-Fanling Road and at the 15th mile Castle Peak Road; relaying of kerbs, channels and surfacing on Shing Mun Dam Road, Castle Peak Road at Tsing Lung Tau, and Yau Kam Tau; widening and re-surfacing of Fanling Road from Wo Hop Shek to Hong Lok Yuen; cutting back bends, widening and re-surfacing road at Castle Peak beach (uncompleted); demolition of sea walls and other protective works at Tai Lam Chung bridge.
The following figures show the extent of the operations carried out at the Government Quarry, Tsat Tsz Mui: a total quantity of 47,316 cubic yards of various grades of stones were passed through crushers, of which 5,399 cubic yards were made into tarasmac, 6,992 cubic yards into tar-tops, 837 cubic yards into sand carpeting and 34,088 cubic yards were delivered to various works as the materials came from crushers. 3,132 granolithic paving slabs were provided for use on footways.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:-
Square Yards. 23 granolithic paving laid on footways 37,911 New sand carpeting on top of 6" cement concrete foundation 742 Surface dressing (tarpainted) 162,632 Surface dressing (tar tops) 37,452 Slab paving laid on footways 70 New dry macadam surfacing 172,477 New tarred macadam surfacing 30,316Page 660
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