MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1976
ROADS IMPROVEMENTS IN KOWLOON ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN WORK ON A SERIES OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN KOWLOON.
MR. NG YEE-YUM, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION, SAID TODAY WORK WOULD BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WOULD MAINLY INVOLVE RESURFACING OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ROADS WHICH WERE DETERIORATING AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
THE AFFECTED SECTIONS INCLUDE PRINCE EDWARD ROAD BETWEEN YUEN NGA I STREET AND EMBANKMENT ROAD CANTON ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH FERRY STREET AND JORDAN ROAD- PUBLIC SQUARE STREET BETWEEN TEMPLE STREET AND SHANGHAI STREET- AND SHANGHAI STREET BETWEEN CHEUNG SHA STREET AND PITT STREET.
MR. NG SAID THAT AT LEAST ONE LANE WOULD REMAIN OPEN DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD AND EVERY EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO MAINTAIN SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW.
MR. NG SAID THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE WOULD ALSO IMPROVE THE SECTION OF CANTON ROAD BETWEEN KOWLOON PARK DRIVE AND PEKING ROAD.
+THIS SECTION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL NORTH-TO- SOUTH TRAFFIC ROUTE IN TSIM SHA TSUI, AND THE INTENTION IS TO RECONSTRUCT IT TO FOUR LANES SO AS TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO THE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID THE SECTION WOULD BE REBUILT IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND WIDENED TO 13.5 METRES.
WORK ON THIS SECTION, HE SAID, WOULD BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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