MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1981
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ROAD WORK TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
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A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERSECTION IS TO BE BUILT ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD OVER THE JUNCTION OF LAI YIP STREET, ELEGANCE ROAD AND KWUN TONG ROAD TO RELIEVE THE EXISTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE AREA.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK WILL CONSIST OF A 400-METRE LONG TWO-LANE DUAL ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAY ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD AND A TWO-LANE CONNECTION LINKING THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD.
UPON COMPLETION, TRAFFIC ON KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE CARRIED OVER THE JUNCTION ON THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE, WHILE TURNING MOVEMENTS WILL BE CONTROLLED AT GROUND LEVEL BY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM.
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE ELEVATED ROAD WOULD NOT ONLY RELIEVE CONGESTION AT THE ABOVE JUNCTION BUT WOULD ALSO FORM A CONTINUATION OF THE PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD OF THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD BETWEEN KOWLOON BAY AND KWUN TONG WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN SEPTEMBER AND LAST ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
DURING CONSTRUCTION, TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC IN EACH DIRECTION ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
ANOTHER PUMPING STATION FOR MUK WU
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WORK WILL BEGIN SHORTLY ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER PUMPING STATION AND ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES AT MUK WU NEAR THE BORDER.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK WERE INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE PROJECT FORMED PART OF STAGE ONE OF A $1 300 MILLION PLAN TO CATER FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS.
HE SAID THAT THE PUMPING STATION WOULD HOUSE TEN SETS OF PUMPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF ABOUT 1.4 MILLION CUBIC METRES DAILY.
THE ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES WILL COMPRISE TWO RECEPTION TANKS, EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 5 400 CUBIC METRES.
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