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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976

MORE FLYOVERS PLANNED

TO BEAT MID-LEVELS CONGESTION

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PLANS TO BUILD TWO NEW FLYOVER COMPLEXES ALONG ROBINSON ROAD AS PART OF A MAJOR SCHEME TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE MID-LEVELS.

THE PROJECT INCORPORATES A SERIES OF ELEVATED ROADS AT THE CRITICAL ROBINSON ROAD JUNCTIONS WITH OLD PEAK ROAD AND GLENEALY AS WELL AS PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES AND GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND WIDENING OF PARTS OF ROBINSON ROAD,

AUTHORITY TO PROCEED WITH THE WORKS IS NOW BEING SOUGHT UNDER A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. THE NOTICE SPECIFIES THAT OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BEFORE NOVEMBER 22, 1976.

MR. C.K. CHOW, CHIEF P.W.D. ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID TODAY IT WAS HOPED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION WORKS EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION BY 1979.

HE SAID THE NEW COMPLEX AT THE ROBINSON ROAD-GLENEALY JUNCTION WOULD CONSIST OF AN ELEVATED ROAD SPANNING ABOUT 130 METRES OVER THE JUNCTION TO PROVIDE FREE TRAFFIC FLOW FROM CONDUIT ROAD TO ROBINSON ROAD.

+A TWO-LANE BRIDGE STRUCTURE OVER GLENEALY VALLEY IS ALSO PLANNED TO PROVIDE A NEW EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY FOR ROBINSON ROAD, THUS LEAVING THE EXISTING GROUND LEVEL LANES FREE FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.

+THIS WOULD ALSO GREATLY FACILITATE THE SETTING DOWN OR PICKING UP OF CHILDREN AT THE NEARBY SCHOOLS,+ HE SAID,

THE OTHER FLYOVER AT THE JUNCTION OF ROBINSON ROAD AND OLD PEAK ROAD, HE SAID, WOULD CARRY ROBINSON ROAD TRAFFIC OVER ALBANY ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOTANIC GARDENS.

THE SECTION OF ROBINSON ROAD BETWEEN THE BOTANIC GARDENS AND RAIMONDI COLLEGE WOULD ALSO BE WIDENED.

MR. CHOW SAID P.W.D. ROAD PLANNERS HAD PAID SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SCHOOL TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, AND ADEQUATE SETTING DOWN BAYS AND GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING FACILITIES WOULD BE PROVIDED TOGETHER WITH U-TURN FACILITIES,

+SPECIAL AMENITY FEATURES ARE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE ROAD PROJECT AND DETAILS ARE NOW BEING FINALISED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTION OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.

THE ROBINSON