SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1980
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RECLAMATION PUT TO USE
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SURFACING OF AN EXTENSION TO THE TEMPORARY CARGO HANDLING AREA OPENED LAST YEAR ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION, STAGE ONE.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, EXISTING CARGO HANDLING ACTIVITIES ALONG PART OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THIS NEW AREA TO ENABLE FURTHER RECLAMATION AT THIS WATERFRONT.
THE WORK CONSISTS OF PAVING A BITUMINOUS SURFACE FOR THE USE OF LORRIES ON NEWLY RECLAIMED LAND ALONG A RECENTLY COMPLETED SEAWALL ON THE RECLAMATION.
THE NEW CARGO HANDLING AREA WILL HAVE 300 METRES OF SEA FRONTAGE FOR THE USE OF CARGO BARGES AND 200 PARKING SPACES FOR LORRIES.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN JULY AND TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PWD HIGHWAYS (HK) DIVISION.
REMINDER TO MOTORISTS
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MOTORISTS WHO MAY TRAVEL ON NATHAN ROAD ARE REMINDED THAT A NUMBER OF TURNING MOVEMENTS HAVE BEEN BANNED, FOLLOWING REINSTATEMENT OF THE ROAD AT THE JORDAN AND TSIM SHA TSUI MTR STATIONS.
THEY ARE THE LEFT TURN FROM NATHAN ROAD NORTHBOUND INTO AUSTIN ROAD WESTBOUND THE RIGHT TURN FROM NATHAN ROAD NORTHBOUND INTO AUSTIN ROAD EASTBOUND AND THE RIGHT TURN FROM NATHAN ROAD NORTHBOUND INTO HUMPHREYS AVENUE.
TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS,