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the year cost over $28 million and the maintenance and improve- ment of existing roads $14 million.
Roads in the Colony maintained by Government now total 538 miles; of this total 193.5 miles are on Hong Kong Island and 344.5 miles in Kowloon and the New Territories.
On Hong Kong Island at the western end of the city, Victoria Road, which winds its way round the coast towards Aberdeen, has now been realigned for nearly a mile of its length and a two-lane carriageway constructed. To reduce the rush hour traffic density on Garden Road-the main route from the city to the mid and upper levels of the Peak-the construction of a new link road was started. This involves the building of a 'flyover' and when com- pleted will serve mainly the areas to the west of the Botanic Gardens.
Another stage was reached in the widening of Pokfulam Road to provide a better road link from the City of Victoria to Aberdeen where extensive development is in progress. Other major works in hand include the reconstruction of the western section of Connaught Road which runs along the waterfront, the construction of a link road between Robinson and Lyttelton Roads (previously only connected by a footpath), and the reconstruction-of Chung Hom Kok Road in the south of the Island to open up the area for development.
In Kowloon, a dual carriageway road was constructed from a roundabout built at Kowloon City, across the old airport and along the reclamation to the new town of Kwun Tong. A dual carriage- way was completed in Nairn Road.
The third stage of the reconstruction of Nathan Road was com- pleted and further sections planned. To relieve traffic, an additional carriageway is being built at Castle Peak Road near Lai Chi Kok Hospital, whilst good progress was maintained on works at Lai Chi Kok Gap. The latter is the last link in the provision of a dual carriageway from Lai Chi Kok to Tsuen Wan. Additional road works were completed and were in hand in the industrial towns of Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan whilst farther afield in the New Territories dual carriageway and widening schemes for both main and feeder roads were being carried out.
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