buildings, many of which still await inspection. The burden of duties at present imposed upon the Dangerous Buildings Division in other fields, particularly in that of maintenance of lease expired property and also in connection with Urban Renewal, continues to militate against the object of carrying out planned surveys, and staff proposals have been made in order that this Division can carry out all the functions now within its sphere.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Highways
3.11 Roads and drainage works are constructed to an overall plan which is developed in three stages:
(a) assessment of the present demand and growth rate,
(b) forward projections to a design year or to the ultimate, and
(c) formulation of proposals.
3.12 There are 606 miles of roads in the Colony (remeasured 1970 mileage to eliminate errors accumulated over previous years). The total number of vehicles registered on 31.3.71 was 148,475, an increase of 14% during the previous 12 months. Traffic flow in general increased by 9% in 1967, 6% in 1968 and 9% in 1969 with a maximum increase at one census point of 20% in each year. This was on Kwun Tong Road, a six-lane highway, where the average week-day figures for 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 were 39,342 V.P.D., 47,220 V.P.D., 57,203 V.P.D. and 67,214 V.P.D. respectively. The Department commissioned a firm of consulting engineers (Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates) in 1967 to make proposals for the future development of the major road network. Their report was published in 1968. The recommendations contained in this report, together with traffic data being continuously monitored in 270 sites throughout the Colony by the Traffic and Transport Survey Division, are used by the Traffic Engineering Divisions and the Works Divisions of the Highways Office to formulate programmes of works considered desirable and feasible to undertake over the next five years. This programme is revised annually and approved by Colonial Secretariat and the Transport Advisory Committee, a body with official and unofficial membership.
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buildings, many of which still await inspection. The burden of duties at present imposed upon the Dangerous Buildings Division in other fields, particularly in that of maintenance of lease expired property and also in connection with Urban Renewal, continues to militate against the object of carrying out planned surveys, and staff proposals have been made in order that this Division can carry out all the functions now within its sphere.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Highways
3.11 Roads and drainage works are constructed to an overall plan which is developed in three stages:
(a) assessment of the present demand and growth rate,
(b) forward projections to a design year or to the ultimate, and (c) formulation of proposals.
3.12 There are 606 miles of roads in the Colony (remeasured 1970 mileage to eliminate errors accumulated over previous years). The total number of vehicles registered on 31.3.71 was 148,475, an increase of 14% during the previous 12 months. Traffic flow in general increased by 9% in 1967, 6% in 1968 and 9% in 1969 with a maximum increase at one census point of 20% in each year. This was on Kwun Tong Road, a six-lane highway, where the average week-day figures for 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 were 39,342 V.P.D., 47,220 V.P.D., 57,203 V.P.D. and 67,214 V.P.D. respectively. The Department commissioned a firm of consulting engineers (Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates) in 1967 to make proposals for the future development of the major road network. Their report was published in 1968. The recommendations con- tained in this report, together with traffic data being continuously monitored in 270 sites throughout the Colony by the Traffic and Transport Survey Division, are used by the Traffic Engineering Divisions and the Works Divisions of the Highways Office to formulate pro- grammes of works considered desirable and feasible to undertake over the next five years. This programme is revised annually and approved by Colonial Secretariat and the Transport Advisory Committee, a body with official and unofficial membership.
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