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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1989
"THE OPENING OF THE UNDERPASS WILL ALLOW THROUGH TRAFFIC TRAVELLING ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL ΤΟ PASS UNDER THE PEDDER STREET JUNCTION IN FREE FLOW CONDITIONS, WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
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'THE REMOVAL OF THIS THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM THE GROUND LEVEL ROADS WILL ALLOW THE ADJUSTMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS 30 THAT MORE TIME WILL BE GIVEN TO CROSS TURNING TRAFFIC. AND ENABLE THE GROUND LEVEL ROADS AT THE JUNCTION TO BE RECONSTRUCTED WITH MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO MOTORISTS," HE SAID.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE GROUND LEVEL ROADWORKS ADJACENT TO THE UNDERPASS RAMPS. THE SECOND LANE IN EACH TUBE OF THE UNDERPASS WOULD BE OPENED.
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"THIS WILL OFFER FURTHER RELIEF TO BOTH THROUGH TRAFFIC USING THE UNDERPASS AND TURNING TRAFFIC USING THE GROUND LEVEL JUNCTION.' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE $78 MILLION PEDDER STREET UNDERPASS IS 280 METRES IN LENGTH. AND HAS DUAL TWO LANE CARRIAGEWAYS.
THE UNDERPASS WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WAS SUPERVISED BY CONSULTING ENGINEERS PETER Y.S. PUN AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, AND CONSTRUCTED BY KIER HONG KONG LIMITED.
THE COLOUR SCHEME IN THE UNDERPASS WAS DESIGNED BY ATELIER CLER, A FRENCH CHROMATIC SPECIALIST.
THE NON-ROAD AREAS ABOVE THE UNDERPASS WILL BE LANDSCAPED,
TSUEN WAN POST OFFICE REMAINS OPEN
THE TSUEN WAN POST OFFICE LOCATED AT 407 CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL NOT CLOSE DOWN TODAY I SATURDAY | AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
'CUSTOMERS WILL THEREFORE BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THEIR POSTAL BUSINESS AS USUAL AT THIS POST OFFICE," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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