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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1978

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT INSPECTS P.W.D. SITES *****

THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR. DAVID STEAD, TODAY TOURED SOME OF THE P.W.D. WORK SITES IN KOWLOON TO INSPECT THE PROGRESS ON VARIOUS P.W.D. PROJECTS.

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR. R.T. JENKINS, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE- MR. Y.L. CHOI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE- MR, HAROLD CHAMBERLAIN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PORT WORKS DIVISION AND MR. YEUNG KIM-CHOY, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION.

AMONG THE SITES VISITED IN THE MORNING WERE TWO MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS -- THE WESTERN KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE TWO AND THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.

MR. STEAD SPENT MORE THAN TWO HOURS INSPECTING THE WORK ON THE SAN SHAN INTERCHANGE AT TO KWA WAN AND THE WU HU INTERCHANGE IN HUNG HOM WHICH FORM A VITAL PART OF THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.

THE TWO INTERCHANGES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR WHILE THE EAST KOWLOON WAY, A 1, 200-ME TRE LONG ELEVATED ROADWAY LINKING THESE TWO INTERCHANGES, IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1930.

MR. STEAD SAID: THE EAST KOWLOON WAY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ROUTE 3 -- A SIX-KILOMETRE HIGH-CAPACITY ROUTE BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND HUNG HOM WHICH PARTLY RUNS UNDER THE AIRPORT RUNWAY VIA A 1,300-METRE TUNNEL.

+WORK IS ALSO UNDERWAY ON ANOTHER ROAD TO CONNECT WAI YIP STREET EXTENSION WITH A THIRD INTERCHANGE TO BE BUILT AT THE EASTERN END OF THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.

+THE WHOLE ROUTE 3 SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN

1980.+

IN THE AFTERNOON, MR. STEAD VISITED THE NEW HUNG HOM FERRY PIER, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE PIER WITH LARGER AND MORE COMFORTABLE WAITING AREAS FOR PASSENGERS IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER THE EXISTING FACILITIES. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

OTHER PROJECTS VISITED INCLUDED THE GRADE SEPARATED INTERSECTION AT THE JUNCTION OF CORNWALL STREET, WATERLOO ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD.

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