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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1974
LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EXTENSION OPENS ON MONDAY
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MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ALONG LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, KOWLOON, WILL FIND THEIR JOURNEY TIMES REDUCED WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW EXTENSION OF THE ROAD AT 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).
THE TWO-WAY EXTENSION LINKS THE TWO SEPARATED ENDS OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AT ITS JUNCTIONS WITH HAMMER HILL ROAD AND SHATIN PASS ROAD, THUS ENABLING TRAFFIC TO MOVE STRAIGHT ON WITHOUT MAKING DETOURS.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE EXTENSION, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTE NO. 11C WILL BE RE-ROUTED AS FROM OCTOBER 14 VIA THE EXTENSION INSTEAD OF VIA SHATIN PASS ROAD, CHOI HUNG ROAD AND HAMMER HILL ROAD.
BOTH CARRIAGEWAYS OF THE EXTENSION WILL HAVE DAILY CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS, WITH ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS, AND TO LOAD OR UNLOAD GOODS, BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M.
ALSO WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY, A SECTION OF THE GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE OF PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD WITH LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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REPULSE BAY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ******
A SECTION OF REPULSE BAY ROAD, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF BEACH ROAD, WILL BE WIDENED NEXT MONTH TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
THE CARRIAGEWAY OF THE 500-FOOT SECTION, WILL BE WIDENED BY ABOUT 20 FEET IN ADDITION TO A NINE-FOOT FOOTPATH ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING DIAMETER SEWER IN BEACH ROAD WILL BE REPLACED BY A LARGER ONE TO COPE WITH THE EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA. STORMWATER DRAINAGE WORKS WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROAD WORKS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS' TIME.
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