9.48. On Hong Kong Island, plans were prepared for the improvement of sections of Pokfulam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, King's Road, Repulse Bay Road and Island Road.
9.49. On the Mainland, a large number of designs involving major road improvement schemes were completed. Among the more important ones were the Prince Edward Road/Boundary Street/Waterloo Road Interchange, the New Lai Chi Kok Hospital Interchange, Lung Cheung Road Widening (Fung Mo Street to Waterloo Road) and a grade-separated intersection with Waterloo Road/Lion Rock Tunnel Approach Road. Design of the elements grouped within the North East Kowloon Corridor project was nearly completed by the end of the year. The connections with the proposed Airport Tunnel Road have now been finalized.
9.50. The growth of development in the Colony has resulted in an increasing amount of work in dealing with proposals from the private sector involving movement of people and vehicles. Proposals for 18 petrol filling stations, 37 schools, 10 cinemas and a large number of residential, commercial, hotel and industrial projects were examined.
General
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY UNIT
Officers-in-Charge:
S. A. BARDEN, B.Sc.(Eng.)(Hons.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.T.E.
NIP Kam-fan, M.A., M.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.H.E.
9.51. The Traffic and Transport Survey Unit acts as a service agency to any Government Department requiring surveys or data connected with the movement of people or goods.
9.52. The findings of the more significant surveys are issued in the form of technical reports and technical notes: 13 were distributed during the year. 35 data records were also issued, containing the results of minor surveys.
The Traffic Census
9.53. The traffic census covering the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories continued during the year. Data on hourly, daily and monthly traffic flows were collected at 65 sites throughout the Colony, and the
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9.48. On Hong Kong Island, plans were prepared for the improve- ment of sections of Pokfulam Road, Shek Pai Wan Road, King's Road, Repulse Bay Road and Island Road.
9.49. On the Mainland, a large number of designs involving major road improvement schemes was completed. Among the more important ones were the Prince Edward Road/Boundary Street/Waterloo Road Interchange, the New Lai Chi Kok Hospital Interchange, Lung Cheung Road Widening (Fung Mo Street to Waterloo Road) and a grade separated intersection with Waterloo Road/Lion Rock Tunnel Approach Road. Design of the elements grouped within the North East Kowloon Corridor project was nearly completed by the end of the year. The connections with the proposed Airport Tunnel Road have now been finalized.
9.50. The growth of development in the Colony has resulted in an increasing amount of work in dealing with proposals from the private sector involving movement of people and vehicles. Proposals for 18 petrol filling stations, 37 schools, 10 cinemas and a large number of residential, commercial, hotel and industrial projects were examined.
General
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY UNIT
Officers-in-Charge:
S. A. BARDEN, B.Sc. (Eng.) (Hons.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.T.E. NIP Kam-fan, M.A., M.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., A.M.I.H.E.
9.51. The Traffic and Transport Survey Unit acts as a service agency to any Government Department requiring surveys or data connected with the movement of people or goods.
9.52. The findings of the more significant surveys are issued in the form of technical reports and technical notes: 13 were distributed during the year. 35 data records were also issued, containing the results of minor surveys.
The Traffic Census
9.53. The traffic census covering the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories continued during the year. Data on hourly, daily and monthly traffic flows were collected at 65 sites throughout the Colony, and the
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