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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1977
IMPROVEMENTS TO CLEARWATER BAY ROAD
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IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND PIK UK, THE ONLY ROAD LINKING KOWLOON WITH THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA, WILL BE CARRIED OUT SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORKS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF A 7.3-METRE WIDE SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY AND A FOOTPATH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE EXISTING ROAD.
MR. ROBIN SAUNDERS, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (N.T.) DIVISION, SAID THAT THE EXISTING AND THE NEW ROADS WOULD TOGETHER FORM A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY.
+EASTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL RUN ON THE NEW ROAD WHILE THE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL USE THE EXISTING ROAD, HE SAID.
+ THE WORKS WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND COMPLETE ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER. +
MR. SAUNDERS EXPLAINED THAT THE EXISTING CLEARWATER BAY ROAD HAD SHARP BENDS ALONG ITS LENGTH.
THE SECTION TO BE IMPROVED WAS PARTICULARLY BAD, WITH A STEEP GRADIENT EXTEND ING FOR ABOUT 1.3 KILOMETRES.
+THIS LONG STEEP SECTION SLOWS DOWN HEAVY VEHICLES USING THE ROAD, CAUSING FREQUENT TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ESPECIALLY AT PEAK HOURS, HE SAID.
+ THE TRAFFIC ALONG CLEARWATER BAY ROAD HAS INCREASED STEAD ILY OVER THE PAST YEARS AND, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT NOW TAKING PLACE OR PLANNED IN THE SAI KUNG AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AREAS, THIS INCREASE IN TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.+
HOWEVER, WITH THE PROVISION OF THE ADDITIONAL CARRIAGEWAY, THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS WOULD BE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY, HE SAID.
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