276. The Quarry Section continued to be responsible for the inspection of private quarries and prescribed suitable conditions for their operation, and for site formation works involving blasting.
WORK UNDERTAKEN BY CONSULTANTS
277. Messrs. Scott and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners undertook the provision of an aircraft parking apron at the Airport and continued construction of Lung Cheung (Kowloon Foothills) Road, which approached completion by the end of the year.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
Chief Engineer,
J. R. WHITAKER, M.A. (Cantab.), A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E.
Assistant Chief Engineer (Acting),
A. T. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, A.M.I.C.E.
GENERAL
278. This section, created on 1st April, 1960 to deal with traffic engineering, worked in close liaison with the Police Traffic Branch, aiming at the safe and expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
TRAFFIC AIDS
279. In addition to the general maintenance and the routine installation of improved traffic signs, many obsolete steel signs in the urban areas were replaced and speed limit and derestriction signs installed throughout the Colony.
280. In conjunction with the Police Traffic Branch, several traffic light signal installations of both the vehicle actuated and pedestrian operated push-button type, were planned.
281. Much of the work of the road painting gangs included carriageway marking to new standards and the redesignation of kerbside parking spaces from angle to parallel layout. The provision of pairs of stalls 35 feet long with a 5 feet space between each pair increased the efficiency of parallel parking.
282. A large number of controlled and uncontrolled pedestrian crossings with central refuge islands were provided on the wider urban traffic routes.
283. Safety devices recommended for subsequent installation included road reflecting studs, reflector discs, pedestrian guard rails, and...
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276. The Quarry Section continued to be responsible for the inspec- tion of private quarries and prescribed suitable conditions for their operation, and for site formation works involving blasting.
WORK UNDERTAKEN BY CONSULTANTS
277. Messrs. Scott and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners undertook the provision of an aircraft parking apron at the Airport and continued construction of Lung Cheung (Kowloon Foothills) Road, which ap- proached completion by the end of the year.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
Chief Engineer,
J. R. WHITAKER, M.A. (Cantab.), A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E. Assistant Chief Engineer (Acting),
A. T. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, A.M.I.C.E.
GENERAL
278. This section, created on 1st April, 1960 to deal with traffic engineering, worked in close liaison with the Police Traffic Branch, aiming at the safe and expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
TRAFFIC AIDS
279. In addition to the general maintenance and the routine installa- tion of improved traffic signs, many obsolete steel signs in the urban areas were replaced and speed limit and derestriction signs installed throughout the Colony.
280. In conjunction with the Police Traffic Branch, several traffic light signal installations of both the vehicle actuated and pedestrian operated push-button type, were planned.
281. Much of the work of the road painting gangs included carriage- way marking to new standards and the redesignation of kerbside parking spaces from angle to parallel layout. The provision of pairs of stalls 35 feet long with a 5 feet space between each pair increased the efficiency of parallel parking
282. A large number of controlled and uncontrolled pedestrian crossings with central refuge islands were provided on the wider urban traffic routes.
283. Safety devices recommended for subsequent installation in- cluded road reflecting studs, reflector discs, pedestrian guard rails, and
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