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MONDAY, JULY 3, 1978

PARTIAL OPENING OF QUEENSWAY FLYOVER

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TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE LOWER END OF GARDEN ROAD SHOWED A MARKED IMPROVEMENT TODAY FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE QUEENSWAY FLYOVER.

VEHICLES COMING DOWN GARDEN ROAD ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO PASS THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS CONTROLLED JUNCTION BEFORE TURNING RIGHT INTO QUEENSWAY.

MR. DAVID STEAD, THE P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINEERS OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, INSPECTED THE NEW FLYOVER SHORTLY BEFORE IT WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC THIS AFTERNOON.

HE SAID THAT WORK ON THE FLYOVER ITSELF WAS VIRTUALLY COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR ONE OF THE TWO LANES ON THE APPROACH RAMP. THE REMAINING WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER.

+ IN THE MEANTIME, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO OPEN THE TWO-LANE FLYOVER PARTIALLY IN ORDER TO EASE THE TRAFFIC AT THE JUNCTION OF GARDEN ROAD AND QUEENSWAY AND ALSO TO ENABLE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO PROCEED WITH THE SECOND APPROACH RAMP ON GARDEN ROAD,+ SAID MR. STEAD.

+BY SEPTEMBER, THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA SHOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE APPROACH RAMP.+

THE 230-METRE-LONG FLYOVER COMPLEMENTS THE P.W.D.'S TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE MID-LEVELS.

ONE AT THE HAVE BEEN

THE PLAN INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERIES OF ELEVATED ROADS ALONG ROBINSON ROAD. TWO OF THESE FLYOVERS TOP OF GARDEN ROAD AND THE OTHER IN CASTLE ROAD OPENED TO TRAFF LC.

WORK ON TWO MORE ELEVATED ROADS, ONE AT OLD PEAK ROAD AND THE OTHER AT GLENEALY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

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