MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1977
SECTIONS OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD TO BE CLOSED
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SEVERAL SECTIONS OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD ARE TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAN SHAN INTERCHANGE A VITAL LINK IN A $300 MILLION ROAD SCHEME DESIGNED TO CUT TRAVELLING TIME BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND URBAN KOWLOON.
THE INTERCHANGE IS BEING BUILT IN TO KWA WAN BY THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFF ICE AND IS PART OF A SIX-KILOMETRE HIGH-CAPACITY ROUTE LINKING KWUN TONG AND HUNG HOM VIA A 1,300-METRE TUNNEL UNDER THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.
DR. NIP KAM-FAN, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS WORKS BRANCH, SAID TODAY CONSTRUCTION WORKS WERE
PROGRESSING WELL AND WERE REACHING A STAGE WHERE IT WOULD BECOME NECESSARY TO CLOSE SEVERAL MINOR ROAD SECTIONS TO ENABLE THE WORKS TO PROCEED,
AFFECTED WILL BE A SMALL SECTION OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD BETWEEN MA TAU KOK ROAD AND SAN SHAN ROAD WHICH WILL BE CLOSED FROM JUNE 1 THIS YEAR TO NOVEMBER 30, 1978. AT THE SAME TIME THE SECTION BETWEEN SAN SHAN ROAD AND MA HANG CHUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM JUNE 1, 1977 TO MAY 31, 1978.
ANOTHER SECTION OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD BETWEEN MOK CHEONG STREET AND MA TAU KOK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM AUGUST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR.
DR. NIP SAID THE SECTION BETWEEN SUNG WONG TOI ROAD AND MOK CHEONG STREET, WHICH IS ALREADY CLOSED, WOULD REMAIN CLOSED UP TO THE END OF THE YEAR. HOWEVER, VEHICULAR ACCESS TO EXISTING RUN-INS WOULD BE MAINTAINED, HE SAID.
DR. NIP SAID THE CLOSURES WOULD NOT HAVE MUCH EFFECT ON TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA AS THE SECTIONS WERE NOT HEAVILY USED.
+VEHICULAR ACCESS TO AFFECTED PREMISES ALONG THE SECTIONS WILL NOT BE DENIED FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AT ANY ONE TIME AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO CAUSE THE LEAST INCONVENIENCE TO THEM AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WOULD BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS OF THE TEMPORARY CLOSURES.
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