P.R.H. 7 (REVISED) 400000!
HONG KONG HOVERNMENT
DAILY
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION
BULLETIN
Friday, June 23, 1972
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO KWUN TONG
A multi-million dollar project is in hand for the construction of
an alternative route to Kwun Tong Road to form part of the North East
Kowloon Corridor.
This duplication of Kwun Tong Road will relieve present congestion
and provide for anticipated traffic increase.
The dual-two-lane road will be an extension of Wai Yip Street
and runs parallel to, and just to the west of, Kwun Tong Road. It then
joins Kwun Tong Road about mid-way between Clearwater Bay Road and Ngau
Tau Kok Road.
The junction of the new road with Kwun Tong Road will have a
grade-separated interchange to allow both eastbound and westbound traffic
to merge with and diverge from the main Kwun Tong Road traffic.
The section of Kwun Tong Road between this junction and the Clearwater
Bay Road junction will be widened from six to 12 lanes.
A pedestrain bridge near St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School will
permit safe-crossing of the Road..
The design of the project has allowed for future improvements to
adjacent road junctions, including those at Ngau Tau Kok Road and planned
development roads on the Kowloon Bay Reclamation.
The design of the flyover at the Wai Yip Street Extension junction
has also taken into account future requirements for the Mass Transit Kowloon
Bay Station and a nearby maintenance depot.
The entire project is expected to be completed early in 1975.
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