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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1974
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME
ALONG SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD
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A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME INTRODUCED ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ALONG A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS TO BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER TWO MONTHS.
THE SCHEME, WHICH INVOLVES THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS VEHICLES DURING CERTAIN HOURS, CAME INTO OPERATION ON APRIL 5 FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS AND HAS PROVED SUCCESSFUL.
BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 6 P.M. GOODS VEHICLES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO TRAVEL ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH SHA TSUI ROAD IN TSUEN WAN AND CAUSEWAY ROAD IN TUEN MUN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION, THERE HAD BEEN A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ALONG THIS PART OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD. A SURVEY INDICATED THERE HAS BEEN A GERNERAL INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT IN TRAFFIC FLOW ON THIS ROAD.
+BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF SLOW-MOVING LORRIES AND HEAVY VEHICLES BREAKING DOWN, BUS SERVICES IN THIS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADHERE MORE CLOSELY TO THEIR TIMETABLE, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASIZED THAT THE BASIC AIM OF THE SCHEME WAS TO GIVE PRIORITY TO PASSENGER TRANSPORT FOR A FEW HOURS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO HAVE REASONABLY QUICK ACCESS TO BEACHES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THIS AREA. THIS HAS HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT, HE ADDED.
HE SAID THAT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME, GOODS VEHICLES COULD STILL MOVE TO AND FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ON ALTERNATIVE ROUTES. THESE ARE ON TAI PO ROAD, ROUTE TWISK, AND ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED HOURS.
PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW GOODS VEHICLES TO MOVE ON THIS SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIOD WHERE THIS IS ESSENTIAL AND WHERE NO ALTERNATIVË ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
THE EXTENSION OF THE SCHEME WILL REQUIRE ALL THE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DATE TO BE RENEWED. THIS SHOULD BE DUNE IN PERSON AT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, 9TH FLOOR, HONG KONG, BETWEEN JUNE 4 AND JUNE 7, 1974.
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TRAFFIC RE-ARRANGEMENT
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (MAY 31) THE UNNAMED LOOP ROAD OFF WAN HON STREET IN KWUN TONG WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.