MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1979
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PART OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY TO CLOSE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT A LENGTH OF ABOUT 100 METRES OF THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY BETWEEN TAI CHUNG HAU AND TUI MIN HOI WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION OF WATER MAINS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, THE ADJACENT SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THIS SECTION OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS ALTERNATIVELY. TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE REGULATED BY SIGNALS OPERATING 24 HOURS DAILY.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
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THE SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD BETWEEN YEUNG UK ROAD AND SHA TSUI ROAD, CLOSED SINCE APRIL 7 BECAUSE OF SLOPE STABILISATION WORKS, IS NOW TEMPORARILY OPENED TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ONLY.
SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG TEXACO ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED AT THE TEXACO ROAD-SHA TSUI ROAD JUNCTION TO TRAVEL VIA SHA TSUI ROAD, KWU HANG ROAD, YEUNG UK ROAD TO REJOIN TEXACO ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE STABILISATION WORKS ARE COMPLETED.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
WATER CUT ***
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT SALT WATER SUPPLY IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO 11 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS CONNECTION WORK AT WING LUNG STREET NEAR CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CHEUNG SHA WAN, TAI KOK TSUI, MONG KOK, YAU MA TEI AND SHEK KIP MEI.