FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1981
HILL ROAD FLYOVER OPENS TUESDAY
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A NEW FLYOVER, PROVIDING A CONVENIENT TRAFFIC LINK FROM POK FU LAM THROUGH WESTERN TO CENTRAL, WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 18).
THE HILL ROAD FLYOVER IS EXPECTED TO HELP EASE THE RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC JAMS WHICH NOW BUILD UP IN POK FU LAM ROAD NORTH OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
AFTER A RECENT INSPECTION OF THE FLYOVER, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAYS ENGINEER, MR HAROLD BEATON, SAID THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THE ELEVATED ROAD, TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN PARTS OF POK FU LAM ROAD SHOULD BE EASED AND TRAVELLING TIMES SHORTENED.
THE ONE-LANE ONE-WAY FLYOVER EXTENDS 650 METRES FROM THE JUNCTION OF POK FŰ LAM AND HILL ROADS DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT AT CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST. THE PROJECT COST ABOUT $42 MILLION.
COMMENTING ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING AN ELEVATED ROAD ON THE ONLY ALIGNMENT AVAILABLE BETWEEN POK FU LAM AND CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, MR BEATON SAID THE STEEP AND WINDING PROFILE OF THE NEW ÉLEVATED ROAD IN PLACES IS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 22 METRES ABOVE HILL ROAD.+
+DIFFICULTIES WERE OVERCOME IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
FOUNDATIONS TO THE COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE FLYOVER.
+ALTOGETHER FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOUNDATION STRUCTURES WERE USED IN THE WORK, WHICH ENCOUNTERED SOME EXTREMELY VARIABLE TERRAIN, NECESSITATING SOME DESIGN REVISIONS.+
WORK ON THE FLYOVER BEGAN IN JUNE 1978.
NEW URBAN COUNCIL MEMBER
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED A NEW MEMBER TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FROM TODAY TO MARCH 31, 1983.
HE IS MR WALTER M. SULKE WHO HAS BEEN CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THE WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE SINCE ITS INCEPTION. HE IS AT PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF ITS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AIR POLLUTION.
MR SULKE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD. RECENTLY HE WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LAND SUPPLY.
IN ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTING TO PUBLIC SERVICE, MR SULKE ALSO GIVES ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT TO THE ARTS IN HONG KONG.
HE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN AND IS CHAIRMAN OF ZUNG FU CO LTD. HE WAS AWARDED THE OBE IN 1979 AND MADE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN 1976.
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