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SATURDA
JULY 15, 1978
LUGARD ROAD BRIDGE TO BE REBUILT
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THE EXISTING BRIDGE ALONG LUGARD ROAD ON THE VICTORIA PEAK WILL BE REBUILT SHORTLY,
MR. LO CHI-KONG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (H.K.) DIVISION, SAID THE BRIDGE, BUILT BEFORE THE WAR, WAS CONSIDERED TO BE BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK, INVOLVING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 420 METRES OF THE BRIDGE, ARE BEING INVITED.
THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ER IDGE DECKS AND COLUMNS.
MR. LO SAID: +LUGARD ROAD, FORMING PART OF THE SCENIC CIRCULAR ROUTE ROUND VICTORIA PEAK, IS VERY POPULAR WITH LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS TOURISTS.
+ IT HAS IN THE PAST BEEN PRESERVED AS A PEDESTRIAN ONLY WALKWAY.
+ IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PEDSETRIANS BE RETAINED AFTER ITS RECONSTRUCTION.+
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN CCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL EE SUPERVISED BY THE PIGHWAYS (R.K.) DIVISION OF THE P.X.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
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