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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985
THE THIRD STAGE, TO BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, CONSISTED OF TWO PARTS.
THE FIRST PART WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CARRIAGEWAY FROM SHEK PAI WAN ROAD TO ABERDEEN BUS TERMINUS AND FROM THERE TO WONG CHUK HANG ROAD.
THE SECOND PART WAS A FLYOVER THROUGH ABERDEEN TOWN, TWO PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES AND A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY.
IN ADDITION, ALIGNMENT WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON ABERDEEN PRAYA ROAD NEAR THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY. THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
+WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME, VEHICLES FROM POK FU LAM TO WONG CHUK HANG, AND VICE VERSA, WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL UNINTERRUPTED WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS THROUGH ABERDEEN TOWN CENTRE, THUS GREATLY REDUCING TRAVELLING TIME, MR CHAN SAID.
BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, CHENGTU ROAD WAS THE MAIN CARRIAGEWAY IN ABERDEEN TOWN PROPER, THE SITUATION WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED AFTER THE OPENING OF THE TWO-LANE FLYOVER WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS THROUGH ABERDEEN REDUCING THE TRAFFIC LOAD OF CHENGTU ROAD.
THE ROAD THROUGH ABERDEEN PROJECT+ BEGAN IN 1983, TO PROVIDE ACCESS THROUGH ABERDEEN BY MEANS OF A HIGHWAY ON RECLAIMED LAND TO MEET THE HEAVY DEMAND THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING UP IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AP LEI CHAU.
THE PROJECT, COSTING $50 MILLION, WAS CONTRACTED OUT BY
THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE PROJECT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WHICH PROVIDED VALUABLE ADVICE ON THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT.
ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, MR KWOK WAI-MING, AND THE SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN IP.
ABERDEEN TRAFFIC CHANGES START FRIDAY *****
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IN FORCE IN ABERDEEN FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 25) IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE COASTAL ROAD ALONG THE ABERDEEN RECLAMATION AND THE NEW ABERDEEN FLYOVER.
UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE RE-ROUTED:
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