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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1989
'THE
GOVERNMENT
AS TO WHETHER SCHEME TO COVER BRAKING NOISES
THE
CONSIDER EXTENDING WOULD
BUSES PRODUCED BY
AND OTHER HEAVY TACKLED CURRENTLY VEHICLES,
WERE MR BARNES SAID BRAKING NOISES THROUGH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S NORMAL INSPECTION PROGRAMMES,
NOISY
"EXTENDING THE VEHICLES EMISSION CONTROL SCHEME TO COVER VEHICLES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FOR THE TIME BEING." HE SAID.
STEPS TO EXPEDITE ROAD EXCAVATION WORKS
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING
TO THE TIME ROAD OPENINGS, ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE
IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THEM AND THE INCONVENIENCE TO ALL WHICH THEY CAUSE.
ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON
COUNCIL
THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, GRAHAM BARNES, STATED THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE (WEDNESDAY).
TODAY
EMPLOYED
SAIV IN A
FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT
TERM CONTRACTS, HE CONTRACTORS BOTH FOR INDIVIDUAL AND WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MARTIN BARROW.
WORKS BY THE OBLIGED UNDER SUM AS LIQUIDATED
FAIL "SHOULD THE CONTRACTOR
то COMPLETE THE SPECIFIED COMPLETION DATE WITHOUT VALID REASONS, HE IS THE CONTRACT TO PAY TO THE GOVERNMENT A SPECIFIED DAMAGES FOR EACH DAY OF DELAY. HE SAID.
THOSE UNDERTAKING UTILITY WORKS HAD TO OBTAIN EXCAVATION PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY WERE ALLOWED TO BEGIN EXCAVATION.
"WHEN AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMMES, THE CHECKS, FROM CURRENT WORKS
EXISTENCE OF ANY ROAD OPENING RESTRICTIONS AND THE LIKELY EFFECT ON TRAFFIC.
POLICE
THE "IF THE OPENING WILL AFFECT TRAFFIC,
TRAFFIC APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS ARE CONSULTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ROAD OPENING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES, WHICH MEET MONTHLY,
HE SAID.
ON AVERAGE, 100 APPLICATIONS FOR EXCAVATION PERMITS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT BACH DAY.
AND
THE
WERE
MR BARNES SAID
UNDER THE
OFFENCE TO MAKE OR MAINTAIN ANY WITHOUT A VALID EXCAVATION
COMPLETE THE WORKS BY THE EXPIRY DATE.
PERMIT,
CROWN LAND ORDINANCE IT WAS AN EXCAVATION IN THE HIGHWAY RESERVE
AND 50 THE
HAD PERMITTEE
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"IF, HOWEVER,