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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1974
GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER
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ROAD WORKS IN KOWLOON TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW BOTH WITHIN THE CITY AREA AND ROAD LINKS TO THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
AMONG THE MANY PROJECTS IN HAND IS THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR SCHEME WHICH, ON COMPLETION, WILL PROVIDE A MAJOR DISTRIBUTION ROUTE IN WESTERN KOWLOON AND A DIRECT LINK FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TO KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN,
TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS FOR THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ELEVATED ROAD FROM GASCOIGNE ROAD TO TONG MI ROAD. THE ELEVATED ROAD FORMS PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR SCHEME.
CONSTRUCTION IS AT AN ADVANCED STAGE FOR THE EASTERN SECTION OF STAGE | WHICH CONSISTS OF A 600-METRE LONG ELEVATED ROAD STARTING IN GASCOIGNE ROAD NEAR WYLIE ROAD AND TERMINATING AT THE YAU MA TEI MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.
THE WESTERN SECTION WILL CONTINUE THE ELEVATED ROAD ALONGSIDE KANSU STREET FOR ANOTHER 600 METRES TO LINK UP WITH THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED TONG MI ROAD EXTENSION ADJACENT TO THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT WORK ON THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE WESTERN SECTION OF STAGE I WILL BEGIN NEXT JANUARY AND TAKE SOME NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A FURTHER CONTRACT FOR THE REMAINING PART OF STAGE I THAT IS THE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR THE WESTERN SECTION, IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR.
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