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Written by: McCain
2020-01-08 12:02
Last updated: 2020-01-08 12:02The anti-revision case has been underway since June last year, and many traffic lights have been damaged by demonstrators. The Transport Bureau said today (8th) that from demonstrations, parades and rallyes in June to December, a total of 740 traffic lights in various districts in Hong Kong were damaged by cutting off lines and smearing, of which 365 This time, there were 17 times of traffic light damage; related work involved an additional expenditure of 40 million yuan.
In addition, a total of 52,800 meters of railings and 21,800 square meters of paving slabs were removed from June to December in Hong Kong.
Demonstrators have damaged traffic lights during multiple demonstrations. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) Zheng Yongshun in the Legislative Council today inquired the Transport and Housing Authority about the traffic disruption caused by the anti-revision demonstration and the situation of the damaged roads. The Transport Bureau stated in writing that from June to December last year, a total of 740 sets of traffic lights in various districts in Hong Kong suffered various degrees of damage, mainly including cut off lines or smeared, and some traffic light components Or the controller is damaged or even burned.
The Authority also stated that 365 traffic lights of 740 traffic lights suffered multiple damages, and individual traffic lights were damaged up to 17 times. The total number of damages to traffic lights accumulated in Hong Kong was about 1,590. All repair work It was completed on January 2 and involved an additional expenditure of approximately $ 40 million.
During the same period, the Authority recorded a total of about 52,800 meters of railings and about 21,800 square meters of footpaths were removed. The location of the railings that have been removed by the Highways Department is now taped and taped as a warning. The facilities will be reinforced or improved in accordance with road safety and other factors.
Regarding road bricks, the Highways Department has repaired most of the damaged road facilities and arranged temporary maintenance work such as filling up of the excavated road bricks with concrete or asphalt. It will also reinforce the road bricks or change the road surface materials. Relevant work is still in progress, and the preliminary cost is roughly estimated at about 25 million yuan.
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