WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1984
SEVEN FOOTBRIDGES GET HIGHER PRIORITY
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SEVEN OF NINE FOOTBRIDGES IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR SCOTT WAS REPLYING TO THE HON MARIA TAM WHO ASKED ABOUT PROGRESS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOOTBRIDGES FOLLOWING THE DELAY LAST APRIL.
THE SEVEN FOOTBRIDGES ARE ALONG KING'S ROAD, AT ITS JUNCTION WITH TAI KOO SHING ROAD, FINNIE STREET, TIN CHIU STREET, MOUNT PARKER ROAD, NORTH POINT ROAD, JAVA ROAD AND PAN HOT STREET.
TWO OF THEM ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH ONE TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE THIS YEAR AND THE OTHER IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR, MR SCOTT SAID.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINING FIVE BRIDGES WILL BEGIN IN APRIL AND MAY THIS YEAR, WITH COMPLETION SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1985.
AS THESE FOOTBRIDGES WERE ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN MID-1984, THE ACTUAL DELAY WAS A MATTER OF SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS ONLY, MR SCOTT SAID.
THE BRIDGES AT THE JAVA ROAD JUNCTION WITH NORTH POINT ROAD AND AT KING'S ROAD JUNCTION WITH YAU MAN STREET REMAIN IN CATEGORY AB BECAUSE OF THEIR LOWER PRIORITY IN ROAD SAFETY AND TRANSPORT TERMS, HE SAID.
WORK ON THEM WILL START IN 1985-86 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE, HE ADDED.
NO PRESENT PLAN FOR TRUNK ROAD
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THERE WAS NO INTENTION AT PRESENT TO CONSTRUCT A TRUNK ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM SHA TIN TO SAI KUNG, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS TOLD TODAY.
THIS WAS SAID BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG YAN- LUNG, WHO ASKED FOR INFORMATION ON THE PRESENT POSITION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH A ROAD.
MR CHAN EXPLAINED THAT BY TRUNK ROAD+, HE MEANT A ROAD OF THREE-LANE, DUAL-CARRIAGEWAY STANDARD TO MAJOR TRAFFIC ROUTE SPECIFICATIONS IN RESPECT OF CURVES, GRADIENTS AND OTHER PARTICULARS.