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TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1992
FLYOVER TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
THE
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A $99 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER LINKING THE END OF WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR AT TUNG CHAU STREET ΤΟ FERRY STREET ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN MONG KOK.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID WORKS INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 700 METRE TWO-LANE SOUTHBOUND ELEVATED ROAD EXTENDING THE EXISTING WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR SOUTHWARDS ALONG TONG MI ROAD TO FERRY STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH SOY STREET.
THE CONTRACT ALSO COVERS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND KERB REALIGNMENT, RECONSTRUCTION OF DECK NULLAH, CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE-CELLED BOX CULVERT, MODIFICATIONS TO LAYOUT AND TRAFFIC SIGNALLING AT VARIOUS JUNCTIONS AND ANCILLARY ROAD WORKS, WORKS AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.
DRAINAGE
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL
START
IMMEDIATELY AND WILL TAKE 30
MONTHS TO COMPLETE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED. ONE TRAFFIC LANE ALONG EACH DIRECTION OF TONG MI ROAD AND FERRY STREET WILL BE CLOSED.
SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR WILL BE DIVERTED TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST, LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND SHANGHAI STREET.
THE
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES INCLUDING RE-ROUTING OF SHANGHAI STREET ΤΟ ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND WILL IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN MONG KOK, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICES
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THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED ARRANGEMENTS OF GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC SERVICES ON JUNE 13 (THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN) AND JUNE 15 (THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY) WHICH ARE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WOULD BE NO OUT-PATIENT CLINIC SERVICE ON JUNE 13 (SATURDAY).
JUNE 15
HOWEVER, EIGHT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL STAY
(MONDAY).
HOLIDAY
OPEN ON
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