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SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1978

IN ADDITION, A NEW TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY IS BEING BUILT ALONGSIDE A 1.5-KILOMETRE SECTION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN PIK UK AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY,

+THIS TOGETHER WITH THE EXISTING ROAD WILL FORM A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.+

WORK ON THIS SECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

+ IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TWO REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE ROAD, EACH MEASURING ABOUT 2.5 KILOMETRES, ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR,+ SAID MR. AU.

ONE OF THESE SECTIONS FROM ANDERSON ROAD TO PIK UK WILL BE IMPROVED TO DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAYS ALONG THE EXISTING ALIGNMENT.

A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY WILL ALSO BE BUILT AT THE VILLAGE OF TSENG LAN SHUE.

DETAILED DESIGN WORK ON THE OTHER SECTION BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND HANG HAU TOWN IS IN HAND.

A PORTION OF THIS LENGTH BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND SHAWS STUDIO WILL BE WIDENED TO A 7.3 METRE CARRIAGEWAY ON IMPROVED ALIGNMENT AND THE REMAINING PORTION WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL CLIMBING LANE.

MR. AU SAID: +TO FACILITATE PEDESTRIANS, NEW FOOTPATHS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE ENTIRE 10 KILOMETRE SECTION.

+LANDSCAPING TO ROADSIDE AREAS AND SELECTED MEDIAN STRIP WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE ROAD PROJECT.+

THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1980.

MR. AU SAID THAT WITH INCREASING DEVELOPMENTS IN SAI KUNG AND CLEARWATER BAY AREAS, TRAFFIC ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD HAD BECOME VERY CONGESTED PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE RECREATION TRAFFIC DURING THE WEEKENDS AND GENERAL HOLIDAYS ́ WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY.

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE NEW ROAD, ON COMPLETION, WOULD CATER FOR NOT ONLY THE PRESENT TRAFFIC CONDITION BUT ALSO THE TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

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