MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1976
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON HK ISLAND
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A NUMBER OF ROADS IN CENTRAL WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT BETWEEN 0.01 A.M. AND 6 A.M. ON THESE TWO DAYS, THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE WEST AND MURRAY ROAD, AND ALSO THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY ON THE HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC PROCEEDING EAST WILL BE DIVERTED VIA STAR FERRY, QUEEN'S PIER AND MURRAY ROAD ONTO THE HARCOURT ROAD SLIP WAY AND THEN TO COTTON TREE DRIVE AND QUEENSWAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, HARCOURT ROAD AND WATERFRONT ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE INNER LANE AND THAT THE OUTER LANES WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF CONCRETE BEAMS FROM WANCHA I RECLAMATION TO THE WORKS SITE OPPOSITE HUTCHISON HOUSE.
ALSO ON THESE TWO DAYS. THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF THE SLIP ROAD ON HARCOURT ROAD BETWEEN COTTON TREE DRIVE AND MURRAY ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC BETWEEN 2 A.M. AND 6 A.M. TO ENABLE WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OUTSIDE HUTCHISON HOUSE.
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE FLYOVER LEADING FROM THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF WATERFRONT ROAD TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 0.30 A.M. AND 6 A.M. FROM THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) TO MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) TO ENABLE ROAD-RESURFACING WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
DURING THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE, MOTORISTS SHOULD USE THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AFFECTED PLACES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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