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APPENDIX X

HIGHWAYS OFFICE

NEW HIGHWAYS PROJECTS COSTING OVER $100,000 COMPLETED IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1972-73

Project Approximate Cost $ (a) Roadworks, Drainage and Bridges (i) Hong Kong Temporary Car Parking Area, Ex-Naval Dockyard, Harcourt Road 253,000 Protection of Godown Areas and Vegetable Market at West Point 202,000 Connaught Road Central Widening (from Queen Victoria Street to Murray Road) 4,500,000 Connaught Road Central Widening (from Queen Victoria Street to Morrison Street) 2,080,000 Flyovers at Upper Albert Road/Garden Road/Kennedy Road Junction 2,607,000 Pokfulam Road/Hill Road/Bonham Road junction Improvement 4,473,000 Sewer Extension for Watford Road Development, Magazine Gap 180,000 Construction of New Road and Ancillary Works on Tai Tam Road leading to RBL 821, Red Hill 700,000 Vehicular Access Bridge for Upper Level Police Station-High Street 158,000 Cross Harbour Tunnel Road Connections, Island 5,546,000 Cross Harbour Tunnel Road Connections, Traffic and Directional signs 703,000 Barker Road Widening Adjoining RBL 862 189,000 (ii) Kowloon Argyle Street/Waterloo Road/Princess Margaret Road Junction Improvements 192,000 Shatin Pass Road Reconstruction 1,220,000 Tai Kok Tsui Road Extension (Fuk Tsuen Street to Cherry Street) 500,000 Lei Yue Mun Road Interim Improvement (from Junk Bay Road to Yau Tong Road) 524,000 West Kowloon Corridor-Stage I-Elevated Road-Gascoigne Road to Tong Mi Road-Site Investigation 110,000 Argyle Street Improvements, Stage II (Tin Kwong Road to Kowloon City Roundabout) 600,000 Prince Edward Road Improvement, Stage II (Earl Street to Short Street) 1,100,000 Boundary Street/Tai Hang Tung Road Junction Improvements 480,000

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