surveyors, made it very difficult to keep pace with the planning and new construction required.
232. A feature which has considerably added to the work of the office has been the increase of work in the New Territories as a result of the policy to provide roads to the more remote areas,
233. The weather was exceptionally dry which permitted work to proceed with little interference and this was of particular assistance in the bridgework in hand.
234. The graph (p. 44) shows how the lengths of roads and numbers of vehicles have increased since the war and how expenditure has not increased in proportion to development.
Allocation of Expenditure
235. A high proportion of the year's reconstruction funds had to be used on the Castle Peak Road realignment, which was being carried out in conjunction with the laying of the new 48 inch diameter trunk water main from Tai Lam Chung, with the result that insufficient funds were available for the construction and maintenance of other main roads.
Reconstruction-City Roads, Victoria
236. The widening and reconstruction of Upper Glenealy was completed during the year-an improvement which permitted the introduction of two-way traffic on this short-cut from the mid-levels to the central area and eased the congestion in the adjoining narrow section of Conduit Road. The work necessitated the demolition of an existing building, the resumption of part of the building site and the construction of a reinforced concrete retaining wall 40 feet in height.
237. Work was commenced on a major improvement to the junction of Garden Road and Bowen Road by the construction of an 80 foot diameter roundabout and the realignment and regrading of the roads. The scheme included the transplantation of several fine palm trees to Victoria Park. Although complicated by the volume of traffic using this junction, the work proceeded satisfactorily.
238. The section of Des Voeux Road Central from Ice House Street to Pedder Street was reconstructed following the renewal of the tram track by the Hong Kong Tramways Ltd.
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surveyors, made it very difficult to keep pace with the planning and new construction required.
232. A feature which has considerably added to the work of the office has been the increase of work in the New Territories as a result of the policy to provide roads to the more remote
areas,
233.
The weather was exceptionally dry which permitted work to proceed with little interference and this was of particular assistance in the bridgework in hand.
234. The graph (p. 44) shows how the lengths of roads and numbers of vehicles have increased since the war and how expenditure has not increased in proportion to development.
Allocation of Expenditure
235. A high proportion of the year's reconstruction funds had to be used on the Castle Peak Road realignment, which was being carried out in conjunction with the laying of the new 48 inch diameter trunk water main from Tai Lam Chung, with the result that insufficient funds were available for the construc- tion and maintenance of other main roads..
Reconstruction-City Roads, Victoria
236. The widening and reconstruction of Upper Glenealy was completed during the year-an improvement which per- mitted the introduction of two-way traffic on this short-cut from the mid-levels to the central area and eased the congestion in the adjoining narrow section of Conduit Road. The work necessitated the demolition of an existing building, the resump- tion of part of the building site and the construction of a reinforced concrete retaining wall 40 feet in height.
237. Work was commenced on a major improvement to the junction of Garden Road and Bowen Road by the construction of an 80 foot diameter roundabout and the realignment and regrading of the roads. The scheme included the transplanta- tion of several fine palm trees to Victoria Park. Although complicated by the volume of traffic using this junction, the work proceeded satisfactorily.
238. The section of Des Voeux Road Central from Ice House Street to Pedder Street was reconstructed following the renewal of the tram track by the Hong Kong Tramways Ltd.
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