MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1986
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NEW ROADS PROPOSED TO SERVE TSEUNG KWAN O VILLAGE
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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD SEVERAL ROADS NEAR TSEUNG KWAN O VILLAGE AT JUNK BAY TO PROVIDE IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE VILLAGE AND NEARBY DEVELOPMENTS.
SOME OF THE NEW ROADS WILL REPLACE A TEMPORARY SECTION OF
PO LAM ROAD EXTENSION TO THE JUNK BAY RECLAMATION.
THE REST OF THE NEW ROADS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING NARROW ACCESS ROAD TO THE VILLAGE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO A VILLAGE EXPANSION AREA AND A NEARBY TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
THE WORKS, PART OF THE CONTINUING JUNK BAY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WILL INCLUDE ANCILLARY WORKS SUCH AS A SUBWAY, FOOTPATHS, CYCLETRACKS, CARPARKS, A CYCLEPARK AND AMENITY AREAS,
SOME EXISTING FOOTPATHS AND ROADS WILL BE CLOSED AND REPLACED
BY PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE ONES.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, TEMPORARY FOOTPATHS AND ROADS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND IT IN WRITING
T THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY MAY 13.
NEW FOOTBRIDGES FOR WAN CHAI, KOWLOON BAY
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TWO COVERED FOOTBRIDGES ARE TO BE BUILT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION AND TO DEVELOPMENTS IN KOWLOON BAY.
THE FOOTBRIDGE IN WAN CHAI WILL CROSS GLOUCESTER ROAD FROM THE WEST SIDE OF STEWART ROAD TO HARBOUR DRIVE NEAR CAUSEWAY CENTRE.
IT WILL HAVE AN UP ESCALATOR AND DONW STAIRCASE AT STEWART ROAD. THERE WILL BE DIRECT LINK INTO CAUSEWAY CENTRE AND A STAIRCASE TO THE GROUND FLOOR AT HARBOUR DRIVE.
THE 55-METRE-LONG FOOTBRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO EASE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ON THE ALREADY HEAVILY USED TONNOCHY ROAD FOOTBRIDGE.
THE KOWLOON BAY FOOTBRIDGE WILL CROSS WANG CHIU ROAD NEAR THE EXISTING FLYOVER TO THE WAI YIP STREET INTERCHANGE. THE 31-METRE-LONG FOOTBRIDGE WILL HAVE SPIRAL RAMPS AT BOTH ENDS.
OBJECTIONS TO BOTH FOOTBRIDGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY MAY 13.
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