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Saturday, May 12, 1973

FINAL CLEARANCE WORK FOR STRAIGHTENING QUEENSWAY BEND TO START SCON

The only remaining buildings standing in the way of the Queensway

realignment scheme will soon be demolished as part of the process to eliminate

the dangerous road bends.

Demolition of the twelve buildings in the Old Naval Dockyard is

expected to begin in the middle of next month and will take about three

months to complete. Alterations will also be made to two adjacent structures.

Road improvement works, which include realignment of the tram tracks,

will commence shortly thereafter for completion in mid-1975.

A spokesman for the Public Works Department said the buildings,

formerly occupied by various government departments, were beyond economic

repair and their demolition was a necessary part of the $5 million Queensway

widening and realignment scheme.

Last June, two buildings near the Naval Terrace were pulled down

and the site of one of them will be used to widen the road.