WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1979
BLACK'S LINK TO REMAIN OPEN TO RELIEVE
MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC
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BLACK'S LINK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FROM 7.30 A.M. TO 9.30 A.M. DAILY TO EASE TRAFFIC FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND TO CENTRAL, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
BLACK'S LINK, OPENED ON DECEMBER 5 LAST YEAR, HAS BEEN USED AS A RELIEF ROUTE FOR PRIVATE CARS AND TAXIS FROM WONG NAI CHUNG GAP TO MAGAZINE GAP AND CENTRAL, BYPASSING THE CONGESTED STUBBS ROAD ROUNDABOUT DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOURS ON WEEKDAYS,
+SINCE THE OPENING OF BLACK'S LINK, TRAFFIC FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND HAS MOVED MORE SMOOTHLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR PWD SAID.
+ACCORDING TO SOME MOTORISTS USING THE RELIEF ROUTE, THE TRAVELLING TIME TO CENTRAL HAS BEEN CUT BY ABOUT 15 MINUTES,+ HE ADDED.
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