WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1979
A SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD TO BE CLOSED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, A SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD, ABOUT 220 METRES IN LENGTH, NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO TRAVEL VIA A TEMPORARY LINK ROAD LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD. THE TEMPORARY LINK ROAD WILL BE ROUTED TWO-WAY.
THE BUS STOP FOR KMB ROUTE NOS. 30, 31, 31A AND 66 ON THIS SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD WILL BE CANCELLED DURING THE SAME PERIOD AND IT WILL BE REPROVISIONED ON TEXACO ROAD AT A POINT ABOUT 55 METRES SOUTH OF THE TEXACO ROAD AND TAI WO HAU ROAD JUNCTION.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.