Now that the Council is carrying out a policy of road-widening and straightening on an extensive scale, there is one road, or piece of it, t0 which we would earnestly direct attention, namely, the S-shaped curve in the North Szechuen Road Extension, just north of the Range Road crossing. It is no exaggeration, we think, to describe this one of the most dangerous points in the Settlement. The road is narrow, the walls so high that but a very little distance ahead can be seen, ant' the tramway setts, tending to stand up above the road surface, make skidding very difficult to avoid when there is the least grease on the road, The North Szechuen Road and its extension feed a large and populous district; at week ends moreover, there is big traffic to Kiangwan, especially on race days; and it is high time that the road received further attention. The widening of the stretch between Quinsan Gardens and Soochow Creek is a great improvement, but ought to go further. To widen the whole road will take years, but the S-shaped curve mentioned above ought to be the first item on the Council's programme. We specially mention this now because there is reason to think that the straight tening of the corner of Bubbling Well Road by the late Mr. Wrightson's house is contemplated in the
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