SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1976
IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADS IN WAN CHAI ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT TO IMPROVE TIN LOK LANE AND MORRISON HILL ROAD IN WAN CHAI TO PROVIDE BETTER TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA,
MR. CHEN SHAO-CHI, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D. HIGHWAYS DIVISION (HONG KONG) SAID TODAY WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD START NEXT MONTH AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
HE SAID THE WORKS WOULD INVOLVE WIDENING OF TIN LOK LANE AND MORRISON HILL ROAD WHICH WERE IMPORTANT ROAD LINKS FOR TRAFFIC PROCEEDING TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL FROM THE WAN CHAI AREA.
+THE ROADS ARE NOW HEAVILY USED AND BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE TRAM TRACKS ALONG MORRISON HILL ROAD AND TIN LOK LANE ONLY ABOUT TWO TRAFFIC LANES ARE AVAILABLE FOR BUSES AND OTHER CARS.
+THE AIM IS TO WIDEN THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAYS SO AS TO PROVIDE TWO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC LANES IN EACH DIRECTION IN ADDITION TO THE TRAM TRACKS, SAID MR. CHEN.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THE SIGNAL CONTROL PEDESTRIAN CROSSING WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED AT THE JUNCTION OF TIN LOK LANE AND WANCHAI ROAD TO CATER FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
MR. CHEN SAID THE PROJECT WAS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IN THE WANCHAI AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AND IMPROVING THE STUBBS ROAD/ QUEEN'S ROAD EAST JUNCTION.
WATER CUT
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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 22) TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF A SECTIONAL VALVE IN D'AGUILAR STREET.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE NOS.23-58 D'AGUILAR STREET- NOS. 1-7 AND 12-14 LAN KWA FONG- NOS. 8-16 AND NO. 19 WING WAH LANE AND NOS. 10-26 WELLINGTON STREET.