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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1975
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON WEDNESDAY 'APCH 19) FOR HEAVY VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG PRINCE EDWARD IND, NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON, IN ORDER SO FACILITATE TRAFFIC FLOW.
FROM 10 A.M., A GROUND-LEVEL ROUTE WILL BE REINSTATED AT PRINCE EDWARD ROAD. FOR WESTDOUND VEHICLES EXCEEDING FIVE TONS. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH FOR NEW SIGNS DIRECTING HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC INTO THE NORTHERN MOST WESTBOUND LANE.
SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON WATERLOO ROAD WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIVERTED VIA EARL STREET, BUT WILL NOW CROSS TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND THEN PROCEED WESTWARDS ALONGSIDE THE PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TEMPORARY FLYOVER TO REJOIN WATERLOO ROAD HEADING SOUTHWARDS.
MEANWHILE, MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED THAT THE WHOLE LENGTH OF TSING YI BRIDGE IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE MORNING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND ON WEDNESDAY FROM 2 A.M. TO 6 A.M.
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO ENABLE LEVELLING SURVEYS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE BRIDGE.
APPROPIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE
MOTORISTS.
WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT *****
THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 47,423 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 70.5 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 41,903 MILLION GALLONS.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 36,388 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 33,543 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRÉSENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 72.1 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
A TOTAL OF 7.5 MM (0.30 IN.) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 115.8 MM (4.56 IN.).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY STANDS AT 103 MM (4.06 IN.).
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