4 -
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1979
OTHER BUOYS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES AND COLOURS WITH SPECIFIC TOP MARKS WILL INDICATE ISOLATED DANGERS AND SAFE WATER.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE PHASED IN FROM APRIL NEXT YEAR. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE,
+THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW SCHEME ARE THAT SINCE THE SYSTEM IS INTERNATIONALLY UNIFORM, MARINERS WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND, BY OBSERVING THE SHAPES, COLOURS AND TOP MARKS OF BUOYS, THEY WILL READILY IDENTIFY THOSE WATERS THAT ARE SAFE FOR NAVIGATION, HE ADDED.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SALISBURY ROAD
******
THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SALISBURY ROAD BETWEEN CHATHAM ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR FIVE HOURS BETWEEN 0.30 A.M. AND 5.30 A.M. ON TUESDAY
(AUGUST 21) TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF THE WOODEN FRAMEWORK OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE IN THE AREA.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE SAME SECTION OF SALISBURY ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY EASTBOUND, WHILE THE SLIP ROAD IN FRONT OF THE NEW WORLD CENTRE WILL BE OPENED FOR ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.
THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SALISBURY ROAD BETWEEN CHATHAM ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN THE SAME PERIOD ON AUGUST 25, DURING WHICH, THE SLIP ROAD IN FRONT OF THE NEW WORLD CENTRE WILL BE OPENED FOR ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREA AND POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
15