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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1976

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+ IN ADDITION, FIVE LAY-BYES ALONG THE DOWN-HILL LANE AND THREE BUS BAYS ALONG THE UP-HILL LANE OF REPULSE BAY ROAD

WILL BE PROVIDED TO MINIMIZE DELAYS DUE TO SLOW MOVING VEHICLES. A FOOTPATH WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

+LASTLY, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED TO GIVE AN IMPROVED RIDING QUALITY TO THIS IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN CENTRAL AREA AND REPULSE BAY.+

MR. CHEN SAID ALL THE P.W.D. WORKS HAD BEEN CAREFULLY PROGRAMMED TO AVOID UNDUE DISTRUBANCE TO TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION.

HE SAID AT LEAST THREE TRAFFIC LANES WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN THE APPROACH SECTION OF EACH OF THE ROADS AT THE JUNCTION OF QUEEN'S ROAD EAST/STUBBS ROAD.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR WORKS AS AND WHEN NECESSARY, AND TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WOULD BE MAINTAINED WHEN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF QUEEN'S ROAD EAST WAS IN PROGRESS.

+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS AT THE PRESENT MINI-ROUND-ABOUT AND AT BLUE POOL ROAD-TAI HANG ROAD JUNCTION WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE SUMMER OF 1977 AND ALL OTHER WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED BY MID-1978, + MR. CHEN ADDED.

+AS A LONG-TERM SCHEME, A VEHICULAR TUNNEL (THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL) WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN HAPPY VALLEY AREA AND WONG CHUK HANG. INTERNATIONAL TENDERS FOR THE WORKS ARE BEING INVITED AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.

+WHEN COMPLETED THE TUNNEL WILL BE LINKED WITH THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TO PROVIDE A THROUGH TRAFFIC ROUTE BETWEEN THE KOWLOON PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND.

+CONSEQUENTLY, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN STUBBS ROAD, WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD AND REPULSE BAY ROAD WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED,+

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