WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1991
8
SECTION OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO BE REBUILT
**
FOR
STREET
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $48 MILLION CONTRACT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST BETWEEN KING TAI
ΤΟ AND IMPROVEMENTS AND KOWLOON CITY INTERCHANGE,
APPROACH ROADS TO HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE SOUTHERN
(KOWLOON), MR CHIU WING-HUNG, THE REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER
KING ΤΑΙ STREET SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT PRINCE EDWARD ROAD FROM
RECONSTRUCTED TO
MINOR INCLUDE TO KOWLOON CITY ROUNDABOUT WOULD BE
DRAINS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CARRIAGEWAY ALIGNMENTS AND STORM WATER
AT THE WESTBOUND APPROACH WELL AS PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL LANE KOWLOON CITY ROUNDABOUT.
AS
TO
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN APPROACH ROADS TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL INCLUDE:
THE HONG
KONG
CONSTRUCTION OF A GYRATORY SUNG WONG TOI ROAD;
SYSTEM IN OLYMPIC
AVENUE
AND
*
RE-ROUTING OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD BETWEEN MA TAU KOK ROAD SUNG WONG TOI ROAD TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND; AND
AND
* JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS AT
JUNCTION.
KWA TO
WAN ROAD/SAN SHAN ROAD
"LANDSCAPING WORKS
WILL
BE
CARRIED
то OUT
ENVIRONMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE NEW CARRIAGEWAYS,'
ENHANCE MR CHIU SAID.
THE
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION
WESTBOUND LANE IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
PRINCE EDWARD
ONE EASTBOUND AND ONE PERIOD,
ROAD EAST
BE WILL
OCCUPIED
FOR
MOTORISTS TRAVELLING FROM KOWLOON CITY ROUNDABOUT
ROUTE VIA CHOI AND SAI KUNG ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATIVE
TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND ROAD AND PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD TO THE CHEUNG ROAD.
ΤΟ ЯНА
TIN
HUNG
LUNG
APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS USING
A PERIOD OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FROM THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR MONTHS.
THIS
EIGHT
FURTHER ADVICE
то
MOTORISTS
WILL BR
ISSUED
AS THE TAKE GREAT
WORKS CARE
PROGRESS. MOTORISTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE PATIENT AND WHEN THEY DRIVE THROUGH THE SITE OF THE WORKS.
LANES WILL BE MAINTAINED THE EXISTING NUMBER OF TRAFFIC SUNG WONG TOI ROAD AND OLYMPIC AVENUE UNTIL THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
IN
ARB
16)
THE WORKS OF THIS CONTRACT WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY (AUGUST AND THE ROADWORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 27 MONTHS.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
AND
CONSTRUCTION
19
WILL
BE