XN000022-1976-10-01 — Page 7

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1976

PROPOSED STREET CHANGES IN WESTERN

*****

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT A NUMBER OF STREET ALTERATIONS IN WESTERN DISTRICT IN PREPARATION FOR A NEW PHASE IN THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE AREA INVOLVED LIES WITHIN THE APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AND IS BOUNDED BY PARTS OF HOLLY- WOOD ROAD AND SAI STREET TO THE EAST, PARTS OF QUEEN'S ROAD WEST AND QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL TO THE NORTH, PART OF QUEEN'S ROAD WEST TO THE WEST, AND HOLLYWOOD ROAD TO THE SOUTH.

THE LAYOUT PLAN FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PILOT SCHEME AREA HAS NOW BEEN ADOPTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

IT PROPOSES THAT THE EXISTING POSSESSION STREET BE WIDENED AND RECONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PERMIT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC LINKING QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL WITH HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

THE SECTION OF HOLLYWOOD ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH QUEEN'S ROAD WEST AND NO. 182-C HOLLYWOOD ROAD IS ALSO TO BE WIDENED AND RE-ALIGNED TO COPE WITH FUTURE TRAFFIC FLOW.

IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE EXISTING LEVELS OF THE SECTION OF LOWER LASCAR ROW BETWEEN NOS. 57 AND 59 LOWER LASCAR ROW AND ON KEE LANE TO ENABLE A NEW PEDESTRIAN WAY TO BE BUILT.

TO RETAIN ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE NEW PEDESTRIAN WAY. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO CONSIDER PROVIDING A FOOTBRIDGE LINKING THE COMMON STAIRCASE OF NOS. 57 AND 59 AT ITS FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH THE PEDESTRIAN WAY.

WITH THE PROPOSED RE-CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECTION OF LOWER LASCAR ROW AND THE WHOLE LENGTHS OF WA LANE AND ON KEE LANE, A NEW PEDESTRIAN WAY WILL EMERGE ALLOWING THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL TO HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

IN ADDITION, AN ELEVATED FOOTWAY SPANNING POSSESSION STREET WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONNECT WA LANE WITH THE POSSESSION POINT CHINESE RECREATION GROUND,

THE PROPOSALS, IF ACCEPTED, WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THUS ENSURING GREATER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AS WELL AS SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOW.

COPIES OF THE LAYOUT PLAN FOR THE AREA MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) OR AT THE P.W.D.'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSALS MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.