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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1987

A TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE WORK WAS PART OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TEXACO ROAD/TSUEN WAN BYPASS INTERCHANGE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO TEXACO ROAD SCHEME WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE FROM EARLY 1988.

THE MAJOR WORKS UNDER THE SCHEME WILL INCLUDE WIDENING A SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO KWAI FUK ROAD AND CONSTRUCTING A VIADUCT ALONG THE SECTION.

A SECTION OF KWAI FUK ROAD WILL BE WIDENED AND REALIGNED AND A NEW CROSS ROAD JUNCTION CREATED AT YEUNG UK ROAD/TEXACO ROAD. FOOTBRIDGES ACROSS YEUNG UK ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD WILL BE BUILT AT THIS NEW CROSS ROAD JUNCTION,

MODIFICATION OF THE ROAD JUNCTIONS OF TEXACO ROAD AT TSUEN FU STREET, TSUEN WING STREET AND SHA TSUI ROAD IS INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.

OT HER IMPORTANT ANCILLARY WORKS WILL INVOLVE STABILISATION OF SLOPES ON THE EAST SIDE OF TEXACO ROAD, STABILISATION OF SLOPES AND LANDSCAPING ON THE EAST SIDE OF KWAI FUK ROAD AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE WORKS AND ALTERATIONS OF SERVICES AND UTILITIES.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OBJECT TO THE WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT NOT LATER THAN JULY 28.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND

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PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND BETWEEN PUI CHING ROAD AND ARGYLE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 4) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER RECONSTRUCTION.

DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES ON PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR WATERLOO ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA THE SLIP ROAD TO PUI CHING ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD.

HOWEVER, ACCESS TO THE PREMISES ALONG THIS SECTION OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE MAINTAINED. MOTORISTS ON PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR THESE PREMISES MAY USE EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING DIVERSION ROUTES:

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PUI CHING ROAD, SHEUNG SHING STREET, SHEK KU STREET, PERTH STREET AND THE ACCESS ROAD UNDERNEATH THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER; OR

* PUI CHING ROAD, WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND, U-TURN LOOP NEAR

THE JUNCTION OF WATERLOO ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, WATERLOO ROAD SOUTHBOUND, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD SOUTHBOUND AND THE ACCESS ROAD UNDERNEATH THE FLYOVER OPPOSITE PERTH STREET.

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