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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1985
+THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ADDED TO THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ALONG WATERLOO ROAD, CORNWALL STREET AND JUNCTION ROAD. IN 1982, GOVERNMENT APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO COMMENCE THIS JUNCTION
IMPROVEMENT WHICH BASICALLY PROVIDES A NORTH-SOUTH ELEVATED ROAD LINK, HE SAID.
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE DUAL TWO-LANE FLYOVER, AT A COST OF $80 MILLION, THIS SECTION OF WATERLOO ROAD WOULD BE UPGRADED TO A STANDARD COMPATIBLE WITH THE REST OF ROUTE 1, WHICH RUNS FROM ABERDEEN TUNNEL AND THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL IN THE SOUTH TO JOIN LION ROCK TUNNEL AND FORMS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE IN THE NORTH.
DR NIP SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD A LARGE PROGRAMME OF ITEMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHICH WOULD IMPROVE THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE TERRITORY TO KEEP PACE WITH GROWING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAFFIC DEMAND.
+LATER THIS YEAR WE SHOULD SEE THE PROGRESSIVE COMPLETION OF LARGE SECTIONS OF ROUTE 1 STRETCHING AS FAR AS FANLING,+ HE ADDED.
THE NEW FLYOVER WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
PRIZES FOR BIGGEST CATCHES
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TWENTY-EIGHT FISHERMEN WHO LANDED THE MOST FISH AT MARKETS OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION LAST YEAR ARE TO RECEIVE PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES AT A CEREMONY AT THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED BY MRS J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, WIFE OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
AND DR RIDDELL-SWAN WILL PRESENT PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES TO FOUR FISHERMEN WHO HAD SAVED A TOTAL OF 12 LIVES AT SEA IN THE PAST YEAR.
NINETEEN EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE EACH SERVED THE FMO FOR 25 YEARS, WILL ALSO RECEIVE LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM DR RIDDELL-SWAN.
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