SUMMARY
This is the last of the reports prepared for the Island
Corridor Study. It concentrates on the strategy recommended by
the Study Team and discusses the phased implementation of the
proposals.
The series of eight Interim Reports prepared during the
course of the study reported on different stages of the work and
this Draft Final Report has been prepared as a continuation of
the series. For convenience it briefly summarises some relavent
aspects contained in earlier reports.
The Study Team recommend that the public transport
strategy for the Island Corridor should be based on the development of a system of Light Rail Transit (LRT) and buses. Phased implementation
of this strategy would result in an LRT system with two interchange
facilities with the Modified Initial System of the MTR, augmented by
an improved bus system, containing express buses and bus priority
measures.
A significant aspect of the strategy is the adaptability
of the LRT system proposed to operate on-street in both a segregated
and unsegregated right of way and in tunnels. This flexibility
means the strategy is less sensitive to changes in travel demand
or the overall development of Hong Kong Island; such changes will
affect only the phasing proposed for the recommended strategy, not
the strategy itself.
The report concludes with a description of the detail
action required to begin implementation of the proposals and lists
key areas requiring immediate action once the recommendation is
agreed.
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