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Wednesday, August 16, 1972
CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Road improvement measures are being designed to give adequate
capacity for weekend and weekday traffic on Clearwater Bay Road.
Flans are also being considered for an alternative route along
the south side of Tolo Channel to the Sai Kung Peninsula by extending the
Siu Lek Yuen Road at Sha Tin to link up with the Ma On Shan Road.
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The Acting Director of Public Works, the Hon. A.S. Robertson,
replying in the Legislative Council to the Hon. H.M.G. Forsgate, said
work would begin soon on the construction of a four-lane road on a
completely new alignment for the critical uphill section between Ping
Shek Estate and Fei Ngo Shan Road junction.
From April till October last year, he said, goods vehicles were
barred from this section between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on Sundays and
public holidays and this had been successful in improving traffic flow.
The restriction had been reimposed this year but landslips in the
June rainstorm negated the advantage gained. However, he said, repair
works would soon be completed and conditions would then improve.
Mr. Robertson said another project on the Clearwater Bay Road,
involving improvements to the section from Anderson Road to Hiram's
Highway, is expected to begin next year.
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