XN000022-1974-11-10 — Page 1

-PRH 7

香港政府

GIS 新聞處

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1974.

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

MAJOR KOWLOON ROAD" PROJECTS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY

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WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE OF ONE OF HONGKONG'S BIGGEST ROAD PROJECTS, THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR, IS PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE,

THE CORRIDOR WILL TAKE THE FORM OF AN ELEVATED HIGHWAY. ITS MAIN FUNCTION IS TO REDISTRIBUTE THE HEAVY VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IN WEST KOWLOON AND TO PROVIDE AN EXPRESS ROUTE FROM LAI CHI KOK TO THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL.

CONSTRUCTION WORK IS DIVIDED INTO TWO STAGES.

STAGE ONE INCLUDES THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ELEVATED ROAD WHICH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS AT PRESENT BUILDING IN YAU MA TEI. THIS SECTION WILL SERVE AS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF KOWLOON.

IT IS ABOUT 4,200 FEET LONG. STARTING FROM GASCOIGNE ROAD, IT SPANS NATHAN ROAD TO REACH THE NEW RECLAMATIN AT THE YAU HĨ TEI TYPHOON SHELTER.

AN UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THE ROAD IS THAT IT WILL RUN RICHT THROUGH THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE YAU MA TEI MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.

A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FIRST PART OF THE ELEVATED HIGHWAY IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $46 MILLION, INCLUDING THE MONEY SPENT ON THE RESUMPTION OF LAND.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF 1076.

ANOTHER PROJECT CLOSELY RELATED TO THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR IS THE EXTENSION OF TONG MEI ROAD ALONG THE WATERFRONT.

BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $12 MILLION, IT IS NEARING COMPLETION. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE JOINED BY THE FIRST PART OF THE ELEVATED HIGHWAY.

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WHEN BOTH OF THEM ARE OPENED TO TRAFFIC, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO TRAVEL FROM THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL TO NORTHWEST KOWLOON, WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH OTHER BUSY ROADS IN CENTRAL KOWLOON.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW SIX-LANE TONG ME! ROAD WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A RELIEF ROUTE WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALONG NATHAN ROAD.

IT WILL ALSO BE THE SITE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR STAGE TWO OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR. THE SECOND PART OF THE ELEVATED HIGHWAY WILL BE BUILT ABOVE THE TONG MEI ROAD EXTENSION. IT WILL EXTEND NORTHWARD FOR OVER TWO MILES TO LAI CHI KUK.

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong Zel; 5;233191

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