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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1985
TRAFFIC CHANGES ON HONG KONG ISLAND
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SEVERAL ROAD SECTIONS, IN HAPPY VALLEY WILL BE DESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS, FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 19).
THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SHAN KWONG ROAD BETWEEN WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD AND YIK YAM STREET: ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF YIK YAM STREET BETWEEN SHAN KWONG ROAD AND HOUSE NO. 28 WILL BE DESIGNATED 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAYS.
IN ADDITION, THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF KING KWONG STREET BETWEEN SING WOOD ROAD AND HOUSE NO. 10 WILL BE MADE AN URBAN CLEARWAY, FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY.
NO MOTOR VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIODS WITHIN THESE ROAD SECTIONS.
ALSO FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 19), TAI LOK STREET BETWEEN SAI WAN HO STREET AND SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ROAD WORK.
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FIVE FOOTBRIDGES FOR NORTH POINT
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WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH ON CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE FOOTBRIDGES IN NORTH POINT AND QUARRY BAY,
THE BRIDGES, WITH STAIRCASES AT BOTH ENDS WILL SPAN KING'S ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH NORTH POINT ROAD, TIN CHIU STREET, JAVA ROAD, PAN HOI STREET AND MOUNT PARKER ROAD.
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TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO TRAFFIC, STEEL DECKS OF THE FOOTBRIDGES WOULD BE FABRICATED AT THE SITE OFFICE IN QUARRY BAY AND TRANSPORTED TO CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR ERECTION AT NIGHT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID.
A $15-MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE REGIONAL HIGHWAYS ENGINEER-HONG KONG, MR LEUNG MIN-SUN AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF HENRY BOOT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
THE WORK WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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