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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13,
1993
THE POLICE CAN MONITOR THE SITUATION ON THE ESCALATOR SYSTEM THROUGH THE CCTV SYSTEM AND ADDRESS THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WHEN NECESSARY.
OUTSIDE THE OPERATING HOURS, WATCHMEN WILL BE DEPLOYED TO PREVENT VANDALISM.
THE SYSTEM CROSSES MOST OF THE ROAD JUNCTIONS VIA FOOTBRIDGES. GRADE-SEPARATED ROAD CROSSING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PEDESTRIANS EXCEPT AT STAUNTON STREET, ELGIN STREET AND MOSQUE STREET WHEN THE VOLUME OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IS SMALL.
ZEBRA CROSSINGS ARE PROVIDED AT THESE AT-GRADE JUNCTIONS TO ENHANCE SAFETY.
TIIE TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED BY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AFTER OPENING.
TRANSPORT
THE USAGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE MONITORED. DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT STUDIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE OPERATION то COUNT THE FLOWS OF CARS AND PEDESTRIANS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SYSTEM.
"IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL NOT BE MATERIALLY AFFECTED BY THE OPENING OF THE CENTRAL-MID-LEVELS ESCALATORS AS THIS IS EXPECTED TO HELP RELIEVE THE PRESENT SUPPRESSED DEMAND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES," MR LEE SAID.
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THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM, SENIOR ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, MR MA LEE-TAK, SAID THE SYSTEM COMPRISED MECHANISED REVERSIBLE ONE-WAY ESCALATORS AND TRAVELATORS WITH WALKWAYS ALONGSIDE THE WHOLE ROUTE.
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THE ROUTE MEASURES ABOUT 800 METRES IN LENGTH AND CLIMBS ABOUT METRES IN HEIGHT. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 20 ESCALATORS AND THREE TRAVELATORS.
APART FROM THE THREE AT-GRADE ROAD CROSSINGS AT STAUNTON STREET, ELGIN STREET AND MOSQUE STREET, THE ROUTE IS COVERED WITH TRANSPARENT POLYCARBONATE ROOFING SO THAT ADEQUATE DAYLIGHTING IS MAINTAINED ALONG THE ROUTE AND THE NARROW STREETS IT TRAVERSES.
LANDSCAPING WORKS AND QUALITY FINISHES MATCHING THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT ARE PROVIDED ALONG THE WHOLE ROUTE.
CONSTRUCTION OF
THE SYSTEM BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 1991 AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED $204.6 MILLION (AT DECEMBER 1990 PRICES) FOR THE PROJECT. WORK HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.
"DUE TO INFLATION AND PRICE FLUCTUATION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING A SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MR MA SAID.
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THE ADDITIONAL SUM IS NOWHERE NEAR $270 MILLION AS REPORTED A PRESS REPORT AND THE PROCESS IS IN LINE WITH THE STANDARD ARRANGEMENT TO ALLOW PRICE ADJUSTMENTS IN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS NOT AWARDED ON FIXED COST BASIS, MR MA ADDED.
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