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Friday, December 1, 1972
HIGH LEVEL PROMENADE FOR PEDESTRIANS
Pedestrians will soon have through passage from the Taumati
Vehicular Ferry Pier right into the heart of Central District.
A high level promenade is to be built on the Central Reclamation
linking the Yaumati pier, the bus terminus and the new Connaught Centre to
the elevated walkway system on Connaught Road Central.
The project is a part of the Connaught Road widening scheme.
The structure will consist of two reinforced concrete decks.
One will be 765 feet long and lead from the ferry pier to the Connaught
Centre, with an 82-foot walkway branching off mid-way and leading down to
the bus terminus.
The widths of the decks will be 30 feet and 25 feet respectively.
They will be equipped with staircases supported by concrete columns.
From the Connaught Centre, pedestrians can proceed onto Union
House via a footbridge constructed by the Hong Kong Land Company.
The promenade is connected to the proposed 1,600-foot-long
elevated pedestrian way which will run above the northern footpath of
Connaught Road Central between Pedder Street and Gilman Street.
From two branches of this walkway, pedestrians will be able to
gain access to a point in front of the Fire Brigade Building and another
point to the east of Gilman Street fronting No. 67 Connaught Road Centre.
Construction work for the high level promenade is expected to
begin in January next year, and take about three months.
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