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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1975
FLYOVERS TO BE BUILT AT BUSY ROAD JUNCTION
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WORK WILL BEGIN SOON ON TWO FLYOVERS AT THE ROBINSON ROAD/CASTLE ROAD JUNCTION IN THE MID-LEVELS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
TENDERS ARE NOW BEING CALLED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYOVERS, WHICH FORM PART OF A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT SCHEME 10 ELIMINATE TRAFFIC CONFLICT AT THE BUSY JUNCTION. IT WAS DESIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE BY CONSULTANT ENGINEERS APPOINTED BY THE PWD.
MR. C.K. CHOW, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANT MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID: +CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE FLYOVERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.+
HE SAID THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME WAS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN SERVING RAPID AND INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONDUIT ROAD, SEYMOUR ROAD, PARK ROAD, ROBINSON ROAD AND KOTEWALL ROAD AREAS.
ONE OF THE FLYOVERS, HE SAID, WOULD CARRY EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON ROBINSON ROAD ON A NEW ALIGNMENT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CASTLE ROAD, WHILE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON CASTLE ROAD WOULD PROCEED TO THE EASTBOUND LANE OF ROBINSON ROAD VIA THE OTHER FLYOVER.
APART FROM THE TWO FLYOVERS, SOME ADDITIONAL GROUND LEVEL WORKS IN ROBINSON ROAD WOULD ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.
THESE GROUND LEVEL WORKS, MR. CHOW SAID, WOULD ENABLE EARLY BENEFIT TO BE GAINED FROM PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED WORKS BY A FORMER CONTRACTOR.
HE ADDED: THE SHARP AND NARROW BEND ON ROBINSON ROAD NEAR YING WA GIRLS' SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE STRAIGHTENED AND WIDENED WHEN CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE TWO FLYOVERS GETS UNDER WAY.
+AT THE SAME TIME, THE VERY STEEP GRADIENT AND TORTUOUS AL IGNMENT ON THE UPPER SECTION OF CASTLE ROAD WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED.+
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