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interchanges at Wuhu Street and San Shan Road, a road tunnel under Kai Tak Airport and a dual carriageway with interchanges on the Kowloon Bay reclamation. All works are scheduled for completion in late 1980.

Work also started on the construction of a 600-metre elevated road along Waterloo Road, across the intersection of Cornwall Street and Junction Road. Detailed planning and investigation was carried out for improvements to the Princess Margaret Road Flyover, construction of which is expected to start in 1979. These two works should do much to improve the ever-increasing flow of traffic between Kowloon and the developing areas of the New Territories. To the east, construction of the new portion of Clear Water Bay Road between Ping Shek and Anderson Road was nearing completion. Work was completed on improvements to Castle Peak Road north of Lai Chi Kok, and on the Hoi Bun Road extension and the road in the Kwun Tong cargo handling area.

In the New Territories, the first carriageway of the 17-kilometre trunk road between Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun opened to traffic in May. Construction of the second three-lane carriageway is under way and the whole project is expected to be completed in 1980. Design was well advanced for the section of the New Territories Trunk Road from Sha Tin to Tai Po and construction is expected to start early in 1979. This section of the trunk road, on completion, will provide a four-lane high capacity road along the west coast of Tai Po Hoi, connecting these two fast-growing towns. Works completed in the New Territories during the year included a flyover across Kwai Chung Road to connect Kwai Fuk Road with Lai King Hill Road; the extension of Kwai Fuk Road to Texaco Road; the improvement of Tai Po Road from-the Chinese University of Hong Kong to the causeway level crossing at the 154-milestone; and the construction of the second carriageway of the Lion Rock Tunnel Road from the toll plaza to Siu Lek Yuen Road.

Satisfactory progress was maintained on the widening of Castle Peak Road from Texaco Road to Chai Wan Kok Street; the grade-separated interchange at Castle Peak and Texaco Roads; the widening of Ting Kok Road from Tai Po to Ha Hang; the replacement of the existing bridge at Island House, Tai Po; reconstruction of Cedric Bridge and approach roads at the 16-milestone in Castle Peak Road; and improvements to South Lantau Road between Cheung Sha and Shui Hau. A start was made on the Clear Water Bay Road improvement from Hiram's Highway to Pik Uk; the duplication of the railway bridge at the 174-milestone in Tai Po Road; construction of the superstructure for the Tsuen Wan By-pass Stage I; and the construction of Tai Wo Tsuen Interchange on Castle Peak Road.

Planning and detailed design work continued on the New Territories Trunk Road System from Tai Po to Yuen Long, and on Clear Water Bay Road improvements from Anderson Road to Pik Uk. Consultants have been engaged to investigate a Lantau Island fixed crossing which would link the mainland at Tsuen Wan to Lantau Island via Tsing Yi Island.

Road Tunnels

The Lion Rock Tunnel, which links Kowloon with Sha Tin and other parts of the New Territories, began full two-tube operations in October, 1978. This tunnel was Hong Kong's first road tunnel and opened as a single tube facility under the manage-

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