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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1978

MAJOR ROAD PROJECT FOR SHA TIN

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WORK WILL BEGIN SHORTLY ON A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT MAINLY CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRADE SEPARATED ROAD JUNCTION WHICH WILL CONNECT A PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD AND A TRUNK ROAD NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR FU TAN, SHA TIN,

TENDERS FOR THE WORK, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN STAGE ONE DEVELOPMENT, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

MR. S.K. KWEI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SAID TODAY THAT THE PROJECT COMPRISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 600 METRES OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ROAD, ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, TWO OVERBRIDGES AND ONE SUBWAY,

WORK WOULD BEGIN IN APRIL AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,

+ON COMPLETION, THE ROAD JUNCTION WILL PROVIDE A GRADE SEPARATED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD ALONGSIDE THE WO CHE ESTATE AND THE TRUNK ROAD LEADING TO THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE,+ HE SAID.

MR. KWEI SAID THAT FURTHER ROAD WORKS WERE PLANNED TO LINK LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD WITH THIS JUNCTION TO PROVIDE A FAST DUAL CARRIAGEWAY FROM KOWLOON, BYPASSING THE NEW TOWN, TO DEVELOPMENT AREAS NORTH OF SHA TIN,

HE POINTED OUT THAT ONE FEATURE OF THE ROAD SYSTEM FOR SHA TIN WAS THAT IT WOULD HAVE SEPARATE CYCLE LANES AND FOOTPATHS.

+THIS MEANS THAT VEHICLES USING THE ROAD WILL NOT BE OBSTRUCTED BY BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS, HE ADDED.

+SUBWAYS AND OVERHEAD BRIDGES ARE ALSO PLANNED AT MAJOR JUNCTIONS TO SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS FROM CYCLISTS AND MOTORISTS.+

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