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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1986

MEANWHILE, BEACH ROAD AND SOUTH BAY ROAD IN REPULSE BAY WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC, EXCEPT CMB BUSES AND LOCAL ACCESS VEHICLES, AT ANY TIME IF NECESSARY. ALL PARKING SPACES ALONG BEACH ROAD OPPOSITE TO HOUSE NO. 871 EXCEPT THE TAXI STAND WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 2 PM ON THURSDAY TO 8 PM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A MAP OF THE SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK LATER TODAY.

JUNK BAY TUNNEL APPROACHES PROPOSED ****

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT THE EASTERN APPROACHES TO THE JUNK BAY TUNNEL.

THE APPROACHES ARE ABOUT 1.4 KILOMETRES LONG AND WILL RUN FROM THE EASTERN END OF THE TUNNEL TO LINK UP WITH THE PROPOSED ROAD NETWORK IN JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.

THE ROAD WILL BE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY PROVIDING TWO LANES DOWNHILL AND THREE UPHILL.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE AN 18-METRE-LONG BRIDGE OVER PO LAM ROAD, THE TSUENG KWAN O VIADUCT WHICH WILL BE 200 METRES LONG AND ANOTHER 200-METRE-LONG VIADUCT AT THE LOWER END OF THE APPROACHES.

ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE ANCILLARY WORKS SUCH AS FOOTPATHS, AN UNDERPASS, NOISE BARRIERS AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.

A NOTICE ABOUT THE PROPOSED WORKS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE,

OBJECTIONS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY NOVEMBER 11.

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