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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1975
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAN WA LANE
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE NORTHERN SECTION OF MAN WA LANE BETWEEN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS FROM 10 A.M. NEXT WEDNESDAY (JULY 2).
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATION ENTRANCE AND A VENTILLATION SHAFT FOR THE FUTURE WESTERN
1.RKET STATION WHICH FORMS PART OF THE FULL SYSTEM OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ENTRANCE AND THE VENTILLATION SHAFT, WHICH IS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO FOUNDATION WORKS FOR THE RE- DEVELOPED WING ON CENTRE, MUST BE CARRIED OUT NOW BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TECHNICALLY IMPRACTICABLE TO DO SO IN A FUTURE STAGE AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE WING ON CENTRE WITHOUT CAUSING SERIOUS DISRUPTION, HE EXPLAINED.
DURING THE CLOSURE, BUS ROUTES NOS. 104 AND 105 WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA CLERVERLY STREET, AND ROUTE NO. 111 WILL OPERATE. VIA GILMAN STREET.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED.
MEANWHILE, IN KOWLOON, A FLYOVER AT THE CHOI HUNG INTERCHANGE WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 30). IT WILL CARRY TRAFFIC FROM CLEARWATER BAY ROAD TO THE KAI TAK AIRPORT AREA OVER KWUN TONG ROAD,
THERE WILL BE NO TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS, BUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT PRESENT CONTROLLING TRAFFIC FROM CLEARWATER BAY ROAD ACROSS KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE CANCELLED.
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