Friday, March 9, 1973
PLANS K. IFROVE TRAFFIC FLO: AT KEY CROSSROAD
Two Flyovers For Robinson Road/Castle Road Junction
The Government is to embark on a project to improve traffic
movement at the Robinson Road/Castle Road junction a key crossroad
in the liid-levels and for long an accident black spot.
The improvement scheme, estimated to cost $4.5 million, includes
two flyovera providing some 400 feet of elevated roadway.
One of the flyovers will carry eastbound traffic on Robinson
Road on a new alignment over the southbound portion of Castle Road.
The other will provide grade-separation for northbound traffic
on Castle Road to the eastbound lane of Robinson Road.
The flyovers will reduce traffic conflict and accident hazards
by grade separation of the existing four-way ground level junction.
The central area of the new junction will be used as a public
carpark, with spaces for about 40 vehicles. It will also serve as a pickup
point for parents collecting children from the Yinga Girls' School and
so alleviate congestion on Robinson Road.
The very sharp and narrow S-bend on Robinson Road will also be
straightened and widened. As Robinson Road runs parallel to Caine Road,
improvement to it will help relieve Caine Road which is already taxed
to capacity.
Caine Road is being widened as re-development permits, but
substantial improvement to it is not practicable.
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