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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1978
BUS AND TRAM PRIORITY SCHEME FOR NORTH POINT
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A BUS AND TRAM PRIORITY SCHEME ALONG KING'S ROAD IN NORTH POINT WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (MAY 28).
UNDER THIS SCHEME THE WEST-BOUND KERB-SIDE LANE OF KING'S ROAD, BETWEEN A NUMBER OF POINTS, WOULD BE RESERVED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF FRANCHISED BUSES BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY.
IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAN A FRANCHISED BUS, TO ENTER THE +BUS ONLY LANE BETWEEN THESE HOURS.
THE +BUS ONLY+ LANE WILL BE MARKED OUT BY A CONTINUOUS WHITE LINE. THE WORDS +BUS ONLY+ WILL BE PAINTED ON THE ROAD SURFACE AND APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF THE LANES.
THE TRAFFIC LANE ON THE EAST-BOUND TRAM TRACKS, IN TWO SECTIONS, WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF TRAMS 24 HOURS DAILY.
THE STARTING POINT OF EACH OF THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE TRAM RESERVE WILL BE MARKED BY A +KEEP LEFT+ BOLLARD WITH WHITE WORDS AND CHARACTERS +TRAM ONLY+ PAINTED ON THE ROAD SURFACE.
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE TRAM RESERVE WILL BE MARKED BY DOUBLE-WHITE LINES,
IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR ANY VEHICLE TO ENTER THE TRAM RESERVATION.
TIN CHIU STREET BETWEEN TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD AND KING'S ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CLEARWAY. PLB'S WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS ALONG THE CLEARWAY ZONE BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND MIDNIGHT.
THE EXISTING PLB CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KING'S ROAD WILL BE EXTENDED EASTWARDS TO NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH JAVA ROAD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE OBJECT OF THE BUS AND TRAM PRIORITY SCHEME IS TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THESE FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVER THIS SECTION OF KING'S ROAD TO IMPROVE THEIR OPERATING SPEED AND RELIABILITY.
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