SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1975
CANAL ROAD FLYOVER EXTENSION
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THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER IS TO BE EXTENDED TO WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD TO PROVIDE A QUICK ACCESS ROUTE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED ABERDEEN TUNNEL AND THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
THE PROJECT WAS RECENTLY UPGRADED TO CATEGORY A IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $97 MILLION.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN
1976-77.
THE EXTENSION OF THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER INVOLVES MAINLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED TWO-LANE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY TOGETHER WITH SIX CONNECTING RAMPS TO THE GROUND LEVEL ROADS AND TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS.
AT THE SAME TIME, GRADE SEPARATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE LEIGHTON ROAD/CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD/MORRISON HILL ROAD AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST/WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD/MORRISON HILL ROAD JUNCTIONS SO AS TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE AREA.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID DETAILED PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT HAD BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.
BEFORE WORK ON THE EXTENSION CAN PROCEED, HOWEVER, A NUMBER OF FACILITIES ON MAJOR AREAS OF LAND TO BE RESUMED FOR THE PROJECT WILL HAVE TO BE REPROVISIONED.
THE FACILITIES INCLUDE THE POLICE RECREATION CLUB, THE ROYAL HONG KONG DEFENCE FORCE HEADQUARTERS AND THE MUSLIM, ROMAN CATHOLIC AND COLONIAL CEMETERIES. THERE WILL BE SEPARATE CONTRACTS FOR THE REPROVISIONING WORKS WHICH HAVE TO START AT LEAST ONE YEAR AHEAD OF THE EXTENSION OF THE FLYOVER.
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