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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1982

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ROAD CLOSURE IN SHAU KEI WAN

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THE SLIP ROAD FROM CHAI WAN ROAD TO THE EASTBOUND SECTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON. TUESDAY (OCTOBER 12) FOR THE LAYING OF NEW TRAM TRACKS.

THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.

DURING THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE, TRAFFIC FROM CHAI WAN ROAD HEADING FOR SHAU KEI WAN ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA SHAU KE WAN ROAD WESTBOUND, NAM ON LANE, NAM ON STREET AND ALDRICH STREET.

FOOTBRIDGES FOR AU TAU

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TRAFFIC IN THE AU TAU AREA MAY BE DISRUPTED ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS STARTING FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) WHEN BEAMS FOR THREE FOOTBRIDGES TO BE BUILT IN THE DISTRICT ARE MOVED INTO POSITION.

THESE FOOTBRIDGES, TO BE SITUATED AT WONG UK TSUEN NEAR THE 26 MILESTONE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD, AT POK 01 HOSPITAL AND AT TUNG SHING LEI, WILL REPLACE EXISTING ZEBRA CROSSINGS AT THESE LOCATIONS.

STARTING FROM 10 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN MOVING THESE BEAMS FROM AU TAU TO THE THREE SITES AND LIFT THEM INTO POSITION USING TWO 50-TONNE CRANES.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT WORK ON THE FIRST BRIDGE AT WONG UK TSUEN WOULD BE COMPLETED BY 5 AM ON TUESDAY. BEAMS FOR THE OTHER TWO BRIDGES AT TUNG SHING LEI AND POK 01 HOSPITAL WILL BE MOVED AND ERECTED THE FOLLOWING THREE NIGHTS FOR THE SAME DURATION OF TIME.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS WILL BE INSTALLED TO CONTROL TRAFFIC WHICH WILL BE RESTRICTED TO A ONE-LANE TWO-WAY ARRANGEMENT. WHILE THE BEAMS ARE SWUNG INTO POSITION BY THE CRANES TRAFFIC WILL BE STOPPED FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS WILL BE AT 1 AM.

MOTORISTS WHO WISH TO AVOID THIS DELAY ARE ADVISED TO USE ROUTE TWISK OR TO TRAVEL VIA TAI PO.

THE FOOTBRIDGES ARE CONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH PRECAST, PRESTRESSED BEAMS EACH 24 METRES LONG AND WILL SPAN THE NEW DUAL CARRIAGEWAY NOW AT AN ADVANCED STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.

+SIX WEEKS AFTER ERECTING THE BEAMS AT TUNG SHING LEI IT IS HOPED THAT THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL BE OPENED DURING RUSH HOURS TO SPEED UP THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BY HAVING SCHOOL CHILDREN USE THE PARTLY COMPLETED BRIDGE INSTEAD OF USING THE ZEBRA CROSSING, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE SAID.

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