XN000022-1973-02-21 — Page 8

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Wednesday, February 21, 1973

WONG NEI CHUNG GAP ROAD WIDENED

Traffic flow in Wong Nei Chung Gap Road will be much improved

when an additional lane for up-hill traffic is opened in about May this

year.

Work on widening the road to provide the additional lane and

a six-foot pedestrian path on both sides is now 90 per cent complete.

About 2,400 feet of the roadway running up hill from its junction

with Tai Hang Road have been widened by 14 feet. In addition, a number

of dangerous bends have been eliminated.

When the improvement work is completed, vehicular traffic will

be able to move faster and safer along Wong Nei Chung Gap Road, which

is the main link to the southern part of Hong Kong Island.

At present, more than ten per cent of the traffic using this

road are goods vehicles. Coupled with the steep gradient, traffic on

the road often moves at a very slow pace.

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