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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1978
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT VISITS PWD WORK SITES
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THE ROBINSON ROAD-OLD PEAK ROAD-GLENEALY JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH FORM PART OF THE MID-LEVELS TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, ARE MORE THAN HALF COMPLETE.
THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF FLYOVER COMPLEXES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ROBINSON ROAD WITH GLENEALY AND ROBINSON ROAD WITH OLD PEAK ROAD.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORK SITES INSPECTED TODAY BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR. DAVID STEAD.
MR. STEAD WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST NEXT YEAR.
OTHER WORK SITES VISITED INCLUDED THE CANAL ROAD EXTENSION AND THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL BOTH OF WHICH HAVE MADE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. HE ALSO SAW THE NEW CATTLE DRESSING LINE AT KENNEDY TOWN ABATTO IR WHICH WAS INSTALLED RECENTLY BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE.
THE NEW DRESSING LINE IS ABLE TO HANDLE UP TO 60 CARCASSES AN HOUR ON A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING OVERHEAD CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM.
THE DAY'S TOUR ENDED WITH A VISIT TO THE HILL ROAD FLYOVER NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT WESTERN DISTRICT.
THE PROJECT, INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 660-METRE ELEVATED ROAD AND THE RE-ALIGNMENT OF A SECTION OF HILL ROAD, IS MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.
ON COMPLETION IN AUGUST 1980, THE $25 MILLION FLYOVER WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW BETWEEN POK FU LAM AND WESTERN DISTRICT. IT WILL ALSO HELP EASE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT MID-LEVELS.
ACCOMPANY ING MR. STEAD ON HIS TOUR TODAY WERE DR. Y.L. CHOI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE MR. A.W. OLIVIER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PLANT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFF ICE AND MR. K.Y. HO, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (H.K.) DIVISION,
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