Friday, January 16, 1976
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ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN ABERDEEN
The Publi♦ Works Department is to further improve a number of road
sections in Aberdeen as part of a major project to provide a fast route between
Central District and Aberdeen.
Mr. S.C. Chen, Chief Engineer of PWD's (H.K.) Division, said today
traffic movement on the existing road network between the two districts had
increased significantly as a result of rapid development in the Aberdeen, and
Pokfulam areas, and the aim was to provide an alternative direct route, between
Central and Aberdeen.
The new highway, he said, would ultimately consist of a four-lane
carriageway with two lanes of traffic in eash direction from Wong Chuk Hang
Road to the new Shek Pai Wan Road now being built.
He noted that the Public Works Department had already carried out
several schemes of improving traffic conditions on the existing road network
serving Central and Aberdeen.
"For example, the existing Wong Chuk Hang Road has been widened to
provide two lanes of traffic ineeither direction and work is progressing to
widen Shek Pai Wan Road.
"Several sections of Pokfulam Road have also been widened and the
remaining sections will be improved in stages," he said.
Mr. Chen said it was intended to build the intervening road connection
between Wong Chuk Hang Road and Shek Pai Wan Road in several phases.
"The present
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