FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1977
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GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO FOOTBRIDGE REQUEST
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THE P.W.D. IS CALLING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEEL FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS CHAI WAN ROAD NEAR SALESIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE (HONG KONG DIVISION) MR. K.Y. HO, SAID THE FOOTBRIDGE WOULD BE BUILT WHERE MOST PEDESTRIANS NOW CHOSE TO CROSS CHAI WAN ROAD.
THE NORTHERN END OF THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL TERMINATE NEAR A FLIGHT OF STEPS LEADING TO SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, SO PEDESTRIANS WILL HAVE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM CHAT WAN ROAD TO SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
MR. HO SAID THE P.W.D. WAS BUILDING THE FOOTBRIDGE IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITY IN CHAI WAN ROAD BETWEEN A KUNG NGAM ROAD AND SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, HE SAID IT WAS DECIDED THAT SEPARATION OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WAS ESSENTIAL FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT OF TRAFFIC FLOW.
MR. HO POINTED OUT THAT THE STEEP GRADIENT IN THIS SECTION CF CHAI WAN ROAD MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR HEAVY VEHICLES TO BRAKE AND RESTART.
+THEREFORE+, HE SAID, +ANY FORM OF CONTROLLED CROSSING OTHER THAN A FOOTBRIDGE OR SUB-WAY WOULD BE UNDESIRABLE.→
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOOTERIDGE IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH, AND BE COMPLETED IN FOUR MONTHS TIME.
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