to a higher specification totalled some forty miles and six new bridges were built to replace old and weak structures.
238. Work undertaken by the office included the provision of eight miles of footpaths (many miles of country roads being without this amenity), a large pedestrian subway under Connaught Road Central opposite the 'Star' Ferry Pier, and nine hard tennis courts for a public recreation ground.
239. About $25,000,000 was spent on the maintenance and construction of roads and bridges.
240. Dr. G. Charlesworth, Head of the Traffic & Economics Section of the Traffic and Safety Division of the Roads Research Laboratory visited the Colony in May to study urban road problems and made recommendations which have formed the basis of much of the work of the newly formed Traffic Engineering Section.
241. The office is organized into various sections on a regional or functional basis, and the work of these sections is given in more detail.
CITY ROADS, VICTORIA
242. The extension of Tin Hau Temple Road involved one mile of road with a 22-foot carriageway and 10-foot footpath. Some very heavy rock cutting added to the difficulties of construction.
243. Short lengths of new road have also been constructed in So Kon Po, at Smithfield and for the new Tung Wah Hospital School and Jockey Club School.
244. It proved necessary to rebuild a number of roads with heavier pavements to suit the increased volume of traffic, in particular sections of Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road, Lockhart Road and Ice House Street, and to resurface a number of others with a carpet of bituminous macadam.
245. Nine En-tout-cas tennis courts laid down in Victoria Park with a green surface proved extremely popular with the public.
ISLAND ROADS, OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
246. A new concrete road at Fortress Hill was built to link King's Road with the extension of Tin Hau Temple Road.
247. The formation and surfacing of roads in the Chai Wan Development Scheme was completed.
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to a higher specification totalled some forty miles and six new bridges were built to replace old and weak structures.
238. Work undertaken by the office included the provision of eight miles of footpaths (many miles of country roads being without this amenity), a large pedestrian subway under Connaught Road Central opposite the 'Star' Ferry Pier, and nine hard tennis courts for a public recreation ground.
239. About $25,000,000 was spent on the maintenance and construc- tion of roads and bridges.
240. Dr. G. Charlesworth, Head of the Traffic & Economics Section of the Traffic and Safety Division of the Roads Research Laboratory visited the Colony in May to study urban road problems and made recommendations which have formed the basis of much of the work of the newly formed Traffic Engineering Section.
241. The office is organized into various sections on a regional or functional basis, and the work of these sections is given in more detail.
CITY ROADS, VICTORIA
242. The extension of Tin Hau Temple Road involved one mile of road with a 22-foot carriageway and 10-foot footpath. Some very heavy rock cutting added to the difficulties of construction.
243. Short lengths of new road have also been constructed in So Kon Po, at Smithfield and for the new Tung Wah Hospital School and Jockey Club School.
244. It proved necessary to rebuild a number of roads with heavier pavements to suit the increased volume of traffic, in particular sections of Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road, Lockhart Road and Ice House Street, and to resurface a number of others with a carpet of bituminous macadam.
245. Nine En-tout-cas tennis courts laid down in Victoria Park with a green surface proved extremely popular with the public.
ISLAND ROADS, OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
246. A new concrete road at Fortress Hill was built to link King's Road with the extension of Tin Hau Temple Road.
247. The formation and surfacing of roads in the Chai Wan Develop- ment Scheme was completed.
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