9.18. Nairn Road from the junction with Wylie Road to the Argyle Street/Waterloo Road Rotary was reconstructed, thereby completing one stage of the projected through traffic route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sha Tin via the Lion Rock Tunnel. At Kai Tak, work on the Kowloon City Roundabout was concluded providing an up-to-date rotary intersection with the inclusion of pedestrian subways. A new through road from Kowloon City Roundabout to Kwun Tong was finally finished with the completion of that part of Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan.
9.19. To cope with modern traffic requirements many other roads were reconstructed including Cheung Sha Wan Road (Tai Po Road to Yen Chau Street), Reclamation Street (Hi Lung Lane to Public Square Street), Saigon Street, Portland Street (Argyle Street to Bute Street and Prince Edward Road to Boundary Street), Fife Street, Pratas Street (Un Chau Street to Fuk Wing Street), Camp Street (Un Chau Street to Fuk Wing Street), Sha Tin Pass Road (Lung Cheung Road to Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate), Nga Tsin Wai Road, Nan Kok Road, South Wall Road and Nga Tsin Long Road.
9.20. Minor new works were carried out during the year on Cherry Street, Gascoigne Road/Chatham Road/Nairn Road Junction, the Access Roads and Internal Roads for Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Fa Po Street and Tseuk Kiu Street, Tong Yam Street, So Uk Bus Terminus and Ma Tau Chung Extension.
9.21. Concurrent with development of adjacent areas, construction of roads was carried out in San Po Kong, Kwun Tong, Yau Tong and Choi Hung Areas.
9.22. Major works in progress included an additional carriageway around Lai Chi Kok Hospital which will ease the traffic congestion on the important route from Kowloon to Tsuen Wan, New Territories. Bus termini were in progress at Hung Hom, Ngau Chi Wan and Wang Tau Hom.
NEW TERRITORIES ROADS
9.23. The construction of the Tong Fuk Prison Access Road on Lantau Island was completed.
9.24. Major improvements to the Castle Peak Road from Lai Chi Kok Gap to Kwai Chung, by the provision of a dual carriageway, continued and were substantially completed. Provision of a dual carriageway was also in hand on the Ping Shan-Yuen Long Road where bridge works were completed.
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9.18. Nairn Road from the junction with Wylie Road to the Argyle Street/Waterloo Road Rotary was reconstructed, thereby completing one stage of the projected through traffic route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sha Tin via the Lion Rock Tunnel. At Kai Tak, work on the Kowloon City Roundabout was concluded providing an up-to-date rotary intersection with the inclusion of pedestrian subways. A new through road from Kowloon City Roundabout to Kwun Tong was finally finished with the completion of that part of Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan.
9.19. To cope with modern traffic requirements many other roads were reconstructed including Cheung Sha Wan Road (Tai Po Road to Yen Chau Street), Reclamation Street (Hi Lung Lane to Public Square Street), Saigon Street, Portland Street (Argyle Street to Bute Street and Prince Edward Road to Boundary Street), Fife Street, Pratas Street (Un Chau Street to Fuk Wing Street), Camp Street (Un Chau Street to Fuk Wing Street), Sha Tin Pass Road (Lung Cheung Road to Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate), Nga Tsin Wai Road, Nan Kok Road, South Wall Road and Nga Tsin Long Road.
9.20. Minor new works were carried out during the year on Cherry Street, Gascoigne Road/Chatham Road/Nairn Road Junction, the Access Roads and Internal Roads for Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Fa Po Street and Tseuk Kiu Street, Tong Yam Street, So Uk Bus Terminus and Ma Tau Chung Extension.
9.21. Concurrent with development of adjacent areas, construction of roads was carried out in San Po Kong, Kwun Tong, Yau Tong and Choi Hung Areas.
9.22. Major works in progress included an additional carriageway around Lai Chi Kok Hospital which will ease the traffic congestion on the important route from Kowloon to Tsuen Wan, New Territories. Bus termini were in progress at Hung Hom, Ngau Chi Wan and Wang Tau Hom.
NEW TERRITORIES ROADS
9.23. The construction of the Tong Fuk Prison Access Road on Lantau Island was completed.
9.24. Major improvements to the Castle Peak Road from Lai Chi Kok Gap to Kwai Chung, by the provision of a dual carriageway, con- tinued and were substantially completed. Provision of a dual carriage- way was also in hand on the Ping Shan-Yuen Long Road where bridge works were completed.
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