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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1987
ONE OF THEIR MAIN CONCERNS WAS THAT THEY COULD TRAVEL TO AND AROUND THE AREA WITHOUT DELAY AND IN SAFETY.
"WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD THEREFORE VERY MUCH WELCOMES THE OPENING OF THIS NEW FOOTBRIDGE SYSTEM WHICH WILL ENSURE SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND THUS GREATLY FACILITATE BOTH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS.
"WE HOPE THAT IT WILL ALSO OPEN UP THE AREA, PARTICULARLY QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT, SHE SAID.
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MR BEATON SAID QUEENSWAY WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR TRAFFIC ROUTES ON THE ISLAND, LINKING CENTRAL AND EASTERN DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING ACCESS FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC TO GLOUCESTER ROAD BY WAY OF THE ARSENAL STREET FLYOVER.
"THIS ROUTE CARRIES SOME 80,000 VEHICLES PER DAY AND THIS FLOW MUST INCREASE IN THE FUTURE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VICTORIA BARRACKS AND THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION," HE SAID.
"THIS RATHER COMPLEX FOOTBRIDGE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE PEDESTRIANS WITH A FREE PASSAGE OVER QUEENSWAY, ARSENAL STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, THUS PERMITTING UNINTERRUPTED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FLOW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
"IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE WILL USE THE FOOTBRIDGES DURING PEAK PERIODS," MR BEATON SAID.
THE 250-METRE-LONG FOOTBRIDGE FROVIDES A CONTINUOUS ELEVATED FOOTWAY LINKING THE BUSY QUEENSWAY/QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AND HENNESSY ROAD/ARSENAL STREET JUNCTIONS.
OTHER WORKS UNDER THE PROJECT INCLUDES PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED STAIRCASES AND LANDINGS, CONSTRUCTION OF A COVERED TRAM ISLAND QUEENSWAY, AND REPROVISIONING AND LANDSCAPING OF MONMOUTH PARK QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
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WORK ON THE $7.5 MILLION FOOTBRIDGE STARTED 23 MONTHS AGO.
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