1986
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1986 ·
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UNDERPASS PROPOSED FOR ROUTE FIVE ROAD WORKS
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A 120-METRE-LONG UNDERPASS BENEATH CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD, WHICH CONNECTS SHEK WAI KOK AND YI PEI CHUN ROADS IN TSUEN WAN, WILL BE PART OF ROAD WORKS FOR ROUTE FIVE, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CONNECT TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN WHEN COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS.
OTHER WORKS PROPOSED FOR STAGE TWO OF THE SECTION BETWEEN WO YI HOP AND SHEK WAI KOK INCLUDE ROAD WIDENING, REALIGNMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBRIDGES, SUBWAYS, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.
YI PEI CHUN ROAD, SAM TUNG UK ROAD AND SECTIONS OF SHEK WAI KOK ROAD AND THE TSUEN KAM INTERCHANGE WILL BE WIDENED FROM 7.3 METRES TO 10.3 METRES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
A SECTION OF CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD WILL BE WIDENED AND UPGRADED TO FORM PART OF THE ROUTE FIVE TRUNK ROAD WITH THREE LANES FOR UPHILL TRAFFIC AND TWO FOR DOWNHILL TRAFFIC.
TO ENABLE SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW, A SECTION OF LO WAI ROAD WILL BE REALIGNED.
THREE FOOTBRIDGES, ONE ACROSS. WAI TSUEN ROAD AND TWO ACROSS CHEUNG PEI SHAN ROAD, WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
ALSO, TWO SUBWAYS ACROSS WO YI HOP ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED ROAD WORKS WERE GAZETTED RECENTLY. WHILE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED WORKS FOR STAGE ONE OF THE PROJECT WERE GAZETTED IN MAY.
OBJECTIONS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY NOVEMBER 4.
SEWAGE. PROBLEM DISCUSSION ON AGENDA
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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO DISCUSS THE SEWAGE PROBLEM IN THE TO KWA WAN RECLAMATION AREA.
THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RAISED FOR DISCUSSION BY A MEMBER CONCERNED ABOUT THE SANITATION SITUATION OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY CHOKED DRAINAGES.
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