WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1978
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WORK ON NT CARRIAGEWAY TO START NEXT YEAR
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WORK ON A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY FROM YUEN LONG TO AU TAU, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD LINKING YUEN LONG WITH FAN LING, IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT THIS ITEM WAS INCLUDED IN CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AT THE FIRST REVIEW OF 1977.
PROGRESS ON THE ITEM WAS DELAYED BY AN OBJECTION RAISED TO THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROADWAY.
HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT THE ROAD LAYOUT WAS MODIFIED AND THE OBJECTION RESOLVED AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT WORK WOULD START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WOULD BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF 1980.
REFERRING TO THE ROAD NETWORK FROM AU TAU TO FAN LING VIA MAI PO AND SAN TIN, MR. MCDONALD SAID IT WAS UNDER DETAILED PLANNING.
+TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PROJECT PRIORITIES AND THE NEED TO AVOID UNDUE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES, HE SAID.
+THE SECTION BETWEEN AU TAU AND MAI PO IS PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1982 BUT THIS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE TRAFFIC BUILD-UP DEVELOPING AS PRESENTLY FORECAST.+
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION FROM MR. YEUNG, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES SAID, A TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WAS RE-INTRODUCED ALONG THE ROAD BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND AU TAU ON MAY 1, BY INCORPORATING INTO THE ROAD A SECTION OF THE BORDERING FOOTPATH, TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS.
MR. JONES SAID PEDESTRIANS ARE STILL ABLE TO USE THE FOOTPATH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT WORK ON THE WATER MAINS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND THE ROAD PUT BACK TO NORMAL BY THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.
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