FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1977
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NORTH NATHAN ROAD TO BE REDUCED
TO TWO-LANE TRAFFIC
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SEVERAL SECTIONS OF NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND DUNDAS STREET IN THE MONG KOK AREA WILL BE REDUCED FROM THREE-LANE TRAFFIC TO TWO-LANE TRAFFIC SOUTHBOUND FROM 10 A.M. ON AUGUST 15.
THIS IS TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF NATHAN ROAD NEAR THE PRINCE EDWARD AND ARGYLE M.T.R. STATIONS, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
IN ADDITION, CERTAIN CLASSES OF VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM NATHAN ROAD SO THAT ESSENTIAL TRAFFIC ON NATHAN ROAD CAN STILL RUN AT A REASONABLE SPEED AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAN BE MAINTAINED FOR THE MAJORITY OF COMMUTERS.
PRIVATE CARS, TAXIS AND PUBLIC HIRE CARS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM CERTAIN PARTS OF NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY BECAUSE OF THEIR FLEXIBILITY IN ROUTE PLANNING AND BECAUSE OF THE SMALL NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED BY THESE VEHICLES.
IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THIS EXCLUSION WILL NOT GREATLY AFFECT CARS AND TAXIS AS THEY ARE ALREADY NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS ALONG NATHAN ROAD DURING THE CLEARWAY HOURS OF 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. DAILY. TWO NEW TAXI STANDS WILL BE PROVIDED IN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, SOUTH OF NULLAH ROAD AND SOUTH OF MONG KOK ROAD.
THE SECTIONS OF ROADS TO BE PROHIBITED TO CARS, TAXIS AND HIRE CARS ARE:
* NATHAN ROAD, BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND PLAYING FIELD
ROAD=
* NATHAN ROAD, BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND DUNDAS STREET=
*
NULLAH ROAD, BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND NATHAN ROAD-
* ARRAN STREET, BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD=
* LAI CHI KOK ROAD (SOUTHBOUND), BETWEEN PORTLAND STREET
AND NATHAN ROAD=
* SHAN TUNG STREET, BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND
PORTLAND STREET- AND
* SOY STREET, BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND PORTLAND
STREET.
TRAFFIC SIGNS INDICATING THE DIVERSIONARY ROUTINGS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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