SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1977
SECTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD TO BE WIDENED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO DO AWAY WITH A BOTTLENECK+ ALONG A SECTION OF THE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC BETWEEN KOWLOON AND THE FAST-GROWING TOWNSHIP OF SA! KUNG.
WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT YEAR ON WIDENING THE LONGEST AND STEEPEST SECTION OF THE ROAD FROM PIK UK TO ITS JUNCTION WITH HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.
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THE SECTION WILL BE WIDENED TO PROVIDE A FOUR-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WHICH WILL GREATLY SPEED UP TRAFFIC. IT HAS ONLY TWO LANES.
THE $6.5 MILLION ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. ROBERT UPTON, SAID TODAY THAT THE PROJECT FORMED AN IMPORTANT STAGE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME FOR SAI KUNG.
+THAT SECTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IS THE LONGEST AND STEEPEST AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED IN ORDER TO HELP FACILITATE THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN,+ HE SAID.
+IN ADDITION, HOLIDAY MAKERS AND WEEKEND TRIPPERS TO SAI KUNG WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO PUT UP WITH TRAFFIC JAMS ALONG THE ROAD SECTION.+
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TO ENABLE THE ROAD WIDENING WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT, ABOUT 549 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE LAND WILL BE RESUMED. NOTICE FOR THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN YESTERDAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY COMPENSATION FOR PINE TREES, CROPS, FRUIT TREES, GRAVES, BONE POTS AND THE REPROVISIONING OF WATER PIPES, FENCES AND GATES, AS WELL AS EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE FOR CULTIVATORS, MR. UPTON ADDED.
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