Wednesday, March 29, 1972
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There was no indication that the existing Taipo Road needed to
be widened for some years but should the population at Shatin build up
far more rapidly than expected the road could be widened if required, he added.
"Plans exist for this although it will be appreciated that it
will be an expensive and difficult task due to the general topography
of the area.
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Plans also existed for a road link between Shatin and Tsuen Wan
by way of a tunnel through the Shing lun hills but the need for that should
not arise until the early 1980's, he said.
Double Tracking
Mr. Robson said the cost of double tracking the railway was
about $20 million but that figure did not include a second railway tunnel
from Kowloon or the provision of additional rolling stock to provide a
more frequent service.
"I would like to add that provision is being made in the planning
layouts for the possibility of extending any future mass transit system
to Shatin," he added.
The planning for Castle Peak followed the same pattern as Shatin
but the most important consideration was to ensure that a new road
link between Tsuen Wan and Castle Peak was available to traffic at the
earliest possible date.
For that reason the P.W.D. recommended that the work be carried
out in two stages Stage I providing for a three-lane carriageway and
Stage II for a further three lanes, he added.
/He explained