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Friday, December 15, 1972
ELEVATED ROAD TO EASE CONGESTION IN YAU MA TEI
Go-Ahead Authorised
The present traffic congestion in Yau Ma Tei will be eased considerably
with the building of an elevated road running from Gascoigne Road to the
typhoon anchorage.
Authority has now been given to go ahead with the construction of
the elevated road which forms the first stage of the Western Kowloon Corridor
scheme.
When completed, the scheme will provide a new major road route,
serving to distribute traffic in the urban areas of Western Kowloon and
connecting these areas with Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung to the north.
The elevated road will start from Gascoigne Road near its junction
with Wylie Road, along Gascoigne Road and Kansu Street to the reclamation
in Yau Ma Tei typhoon anchorage near Tung Kun Street.
It will form a direct connection for the vehicular cross harbour
tunnel with the proposed Tong Mi Road extension through the typhoon anchorage.
The project will entail widening of certain sections of Gascoigne
Road and Kansu Street, and necessitate temporary traffic diversion and
re-routing during construction.
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