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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN NORTH POINT
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SECTIONS OF TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND JAVA ROAD IN NORTH POINT WILL BE IMPROVED TO PROVIDE BETTER SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.
THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS INVOLVE THE WIDENING OF A 300-METRE STRETCH OF TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH CLOUD VIEW ROAD, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A 240-METRE SECTION OF JAVA ROAD BETWEEN KAM HONG STREET AND TONG SHUI ROAD.
SEPARATE TENDERS FOR THE WORKS WERE CALLED FOR IN NOTICES IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
IN BOTH CASES, THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE CARRIAGEWAY OF THE TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD SECTION IS TO BE WIDENED TO 13.5 METRES AND SURFACED WITH BITUMINOUS MATERIAL. FOOTPATHS MEASURING 2.4 METRES IN WIDTH WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON EITHER SIDE.
WORK ON THE TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO START IN NOVEMBER AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED SIX MONTHS LATER.
THE 240-METRE SECTION OF JAVA ROAD, BETWEEN KAM HONG STREET AND TONG SHUI ROAD, WILL BE REBUILT IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND CONCRETE FOOTPATHS WILL BE PROVIDED ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION WORKS AND TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED.
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THE JAVA ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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