Drainage and Sewerage Works in Hong Kong
5.69. Work continued on extensions to five major stormwater culverts in conjunction with the Wan Chai reclamation project; the Bowrington Canal extension was substantially completed.
5.70. As part of a programme for the decking of nullahs, work on those in Nam Hong Street and Factory Street was finished with a consequent improvement in sanitary and traffic conditions.
5.71. In the Central, Wan Chai and Eastern districts, work was undertaken to improve and to increase the capacity of existing sewerage systems to meet the rising demand generated by development and redevelopment in the areas.
5.72. At Staunton Creek, construction of a further up-stream extension of the nullah, which discharges to Aberdeen Harbour, was started.
Road Works in Kowloon
5.73. The 2,600 ft. long Lai Chi Kok Bridge which links the northwest of Kowloon to the coastal road leading to Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan was officially opened by His Excellency the Acting Governor on 29th October. With the completion of this bridge and the substantial progress made on the widening and reconstruction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Tai Po Road, access from the urban areas to the thriving townships of the New Territories was greatly improved.
5.74. The increase in traffic density in Kowloon continued and a number of older roads were reconstructed to accept the heavier load. Because of the traffic density, the need to improve junction capacity is paramount and many at-grade schemes were implemented.
5.75. Three major grade-separated intersection schemes were in hand at the Princess Margaret Road/Fat Kwong Street/Pui Ching Road junction, the Lai Chi Kok interchange and the Chatham Road/Princess Margaret Road junction.
5.76. The major traffic problem in Kowloon exists in the northeast where traffic volume is over 100,000 vehicles per day. Improvement works in the area are estimated to cost in excess of $100 millions and a separate project team was established to design and construct the necessary works. Design work was commenced and preliminary works on diversionary routes were in hand.
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Drainage and Sewerage Works in Hong Kong
5.69. Work continued on extensions to five major stormwater culverts in conjunction with the Wan Chai reclamation project; the Bowrington Canal extension was substantially completed.
5.70. As part of a programme for the decking of nullahs, work on those in Nam Hong Street and Factory Street was finished with a consequent improvement in sanitary and traffic conditions.
5.71. In the Central, Wan Chai and Eastern districts, work was undertaken to improve and to increase the capacity of existing sewerage systems to meet the rising demand generated by development and redevelopment in the areas.
5.72. At Staunton Creek, construction of a further up-stream exten- sion of the nullah, which discharges to Aberdeen Harbour, was started.
Road Works in Kowloon
5.73. The 2,600 ft. long Lai Chi Kok Bridge which links the north- west of Kowloon to the coastal road leading to Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan was officially opened by His Excellency the Acting Governor on 29th October. With the completion of this bridge and the substantial progress made on the widening and reconstruction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Tai Po Road, access from the urban areas to the thriving townships of the New Territories was greatly improved.
5.74. The increase in traffic density in Kowloon continued and a number of older roads were reconstructed to accept the heavier load. Because of the traffic density, the need to improve junction capacity is paramount and many at-grade schemes were implemented.
5.75. Three major grade-separated intersection schemes were in hand at the Princess Margaret Road/Fat Kwong Street/Pui Ching Road junction, the Lai Chi Kok interchange and the Chatham Road/Princess Margaret Road junction.
5.76. The major traffic problem in Kowloon exists in the northeast where traffic volume is over 100,000 vehicles per day. Improvement works in the area are estimated to cost in excess of $100 millions and a separate project team was established to design and construct the necessary works. Design work was commenced and preliminary works on diversionary routes were in hand.
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