XN000022-1978-09-26 — Page 5

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1978

IN THIS CONNECTION, BUSES HEADING FOR CHEUNG SHUN STREET TERMINUS WILL OPERATE FROM CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD VIA CHEUNG LAI STREET AND CHEUNG SHUN STREET WHILE THOSE ON JOURNEYS TO TSZ WAN SHAN WILL OPERATE VIA CHEUNG SHUN STREET AND TAI NAN WEST STREET INSTEAD OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN WEST KOWLOON, MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY UNTIL THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THE NEW ROUTINGS.

MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC

DURING STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER CONSTRUCTION

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THE $54.6 MILLION STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH MINIMUM DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.

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THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FLYOVER THE CONTRACT FOR WHICH WAS SIGNED TODAY BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CHOSEN SO THAT EXISTING CARRIAGEWAYS WILL BE AFFECTED AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

THIS WAS EXPLAINED BY MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, DURING THE PROJECT'S CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY.

MR. STEAD SAID: IT CANNOT BE EXPECTED THAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION WILL IMPROVE DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT INTERFERENCE WITH NORMAL FLOW WILL BE MINIMISED BY MAINTAINING TWO LANES FREE OF OBSTRUCTION.+

HE SAID THE ONLY TIME WHEN STUBBS ROAD MIGHT BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE, WITH A TWO-WAY FLOW REGULATED BY TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WOULD BE BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 6.30 A.M.

+THIS SHOULD NOT GREATLY HINDER PEOPLE AS TRAFFIC IS VERY SLIGHT AT THIS TIME, + SAID MR. STEAD.

WORK WILL COMMENCE EARLY NEXT MONTH AND IT WILL TAKE 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO PAUL Y CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED AND THE CONSULTANT IS W.S. ATKINS PYPUN CONSULTANTS GROUP.

WHEN COMPLETED THE 450-METRE-LONG FLYOVER WILL LINK LOWER STUBES ROAD WITH WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD. THE GROUND LEVEL ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES TO CARRY TRAFFIC FROM STUBBS ROAD TO THE ROUNDABOUT, AND FROM THE ROUNDABOUT TO WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD.

THE STRUCTURES COMPRISE PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS SUPPORTED BY CONCRETE COLUMNS.

THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FLYOVER IS SUCH THAT IT WILL RUN BESIDE THE EXISTING STUBBS ROAD, CROSS TAI HANG ROAD AND JOIN WONG NAT CHUNG GAP ROAD BEYOND THE PRESENT ROUNDABOUT.

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