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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1978
EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE
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EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT ROAD WORK IN WATERLOO ROAD WILL NOT HINDER TRAFFIC TOO MUCH FOR THE OPENING OF THE SHA TIN RACE-COURSE ON OCTOBER 7.
A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT WHILE THE WORK NOW IN PROGRESS WOULD NOT BE FINISHED BY NEXT SATURDAY EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WOULD BE DONE TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE WORK WILL BE GOING ON FOR SOME TIME IT IS A BIG PROJECT BUT THERE WILL BE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC EACH WAY AND THIS SHOULD KEEP THE FLOW PRETTY EVEN.+
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THE PRESENT WORK IS THE FIRST STAGE FOR THE GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE.
+ THE WORK IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY, THE SPOKESMAN .SAID. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL DEFINITELY BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FOR THE PREMIER RACE DAY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +EVERTHING IS ON TARGET. THERE IS NO DOUBT THE TUNNEL WILL BE OPEN.+
HE SAID THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE P.W.D. BEEN WORKING ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND LINING OF THE TUNNEL SINCE JANUARY AND THAT THE FACELIFT WAS NEARING COMPLETION.
+ IT MAY BE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO CLOSE THE TUNNEL TEMPORARILY THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO COMPLETE THE FINISHING TOUCHES. NEVERTHELESS, ON SHA TIN RACE DAY IT WILL BE OPEN, THE SPOKESMAN
SAID.
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