Roads the straightening has already commenced. and the line of the buildings being constructed there has been set well back from the original roadway. At its widest Part the depth of the throw-back is about 100 feet. When this new road line on the International side has been completed, Avenue Edward VII will at this stretch present a curious appearance. bat this will nly last until the French authorities have brought their side forward and parallel with and 110 feet from the International side.
'A glance at the sketch will show mat only on the French side off the stretch between Honaa Road and Shangtung Road is the new road-Hine indicated in dotted lines, Further along the Avenue, as the sketch indicates, the straightening. will involve slicing a curve or two off the Fi neb side of the thoroughfare, and here the International road line will, in turn, have to be brought forward.
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