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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1977
JUNCTION ROAD IN KOWLOON CITY TO BE WIDENED
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WORK WILL BEGIN SHORTLY ON THE WIDENING OF A SECTION OF JUNCTION ROAD BETWEEN TUNG TAU CHUEN ROAD AND FU MEI STREET TO COPE WITH THE PRESENT HEAVY TRAFFIC.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
MR. T.D. ARMOUR, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION, SAID TODAY THAT WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
HE SAID THAT THE WORK WOULD INVOLVE THE WIDENING OF JUNCTION ROAD TO A UNIFORM WIDTH OF 11 METRES AND IT WOULD BE RECONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE.
+THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND MAIN SEWER UNDER THE CARRIAGEWAY,+ SAID MR. ARMOUR.
+OFF-STREET BUS BAYS AND PEDESTRIANS SAFETY FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED WHILE THE JUNCTION OF JUNCTION ROAD AND FU MEI STREET WILL BE SIGNALISED WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED PEDESTRIANS CROSSINGS.+
HE SAID THAT THE AFFECTED ROADS IDE TREES WOULD BE REPLANTED IN THE FOOTPATHS AND ADDITIONAL TREES WOULD BE PROVIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE, TENDERS ARE ALSO BEING INVITED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF JORDAN ROAD BUS TERMINUS.
MR. ARMOUR SAID THAT UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE ENTIRE BUS TERMINUS WOULD BE RECONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND THE DRAINAGE OF THE TERMINUS WOULD ALSO BE IMPROVED.
IN ORDER TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO THE OPERATION OF THE BUS TERMINUS, THE WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES, HE SAID.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT JANUARY AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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