SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1979
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CHATHAM ROAD-WUHU STREET FOOTBRIDGE TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR
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THE FOOTBRIDGE BEING BUILT AT THE BUSY JUNCTION OF CHATHAM ROAD AND WUHU STREET IN HUNG HOM IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
+THE FOOTBRIDGE FORMS PART OF THE WUHU INTERCHANGE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE WUHU INTERCHANGE IS ABOUT 80 PER CENT COMPLETE. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
TOGETHER WITH THE EAST KOWLOON BAY AND THE SAN SHAN INTERCHANGE, BOTH OF WHICH ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THEY FORM THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.
SPEED LIMITS ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT SPEED LIMITS WILL BE IMPOSED ON SECTIONS OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19).
A SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE SECTION OF CHING CHEUNG ROAD FROM THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING 40 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ZONE TO PIPER'S HILL INTERCHANGE, AND THE SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD FROM PIPER'S HILL INTERCHANGE TO TAI WO PING INTERCHANGE.
A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE EAST-BOUND SLIP ROAD OF TAI PO ROAD FROM PIPER'S HILL INTERCHANGE TO TAI WO PING INTERCHANGE.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE INCREASED TO 40 MILES PER HOUR ON THE SECTION OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD FROM TAI WO PING INTERCHANGE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES TO THE WEST OF A LAMP POST.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE EXACT BOUNDARIES OF THE SPEED LIMIT ZONES.
WATER CUT ***
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN NORTH POINT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19) TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH SIDE OF KING'S ROAD FROM SHU KUK STREET TO NORTH VIEW STREET INCLUDING 243-299 KING'S ROAD, KIN WAH STREET, FORT STREET, MING YUEN WEST STREET AND PEACOCK ROAD.
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