IMPROVEMENTS TO NT TRUNK ROAD
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A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU AND THE EXISTING EASTERN ROUNDABOUT IN YUEN LONG WILL BE WIDENED AND RECONSTRUCTED.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF AN OVERALL PLAN TO IMPROVE THE TRUNK ROAD SYSTEM IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CARRIAGEWAY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING OLD CARRIAGEWAY.
THERE WILL BE CYCLE TRACKS AND FOOTPATHS ON THE SIDES, SEPARATED FROM THE ROAD ITSELF BY TREES AND LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE THREE PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE BRIDGES AT LOCATIONS BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND AU TAU AND THREE SUBWAYS AT THE NEW ROUNDABOUT AT AU TAU TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS CROSSING THE ROAD.
WORK ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN MARCH NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (NT) DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
KING'S ROAD TRAFFIC SCHEME APPLIES FROM TUESDAY
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT THE FULL PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME ALONG KING'S ROAD WILL COME INTO OPERATION AT 7 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 30).
THE SCHEME PROVIDES FOR BUS ONLY AND TRAM RESERVED LANES OVER A STRETCH OF ABOUT FIVE KILOMETRES OF KING'S ROAD FROM CHAI WAN ROAD TO CAUSEWAY ROAD.
UNDER THE SCHEME ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND OMNIBUSES AND THOSE WITH WRITTEN AUTHORISATION, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE EUS-ONLY LANES DURING PEAK HOURS FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY. THE PROHIBITION APPLYING TO THE TRAM-ONLY LANES WILL BE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS.
A LEAFLET EXPLAINING THE SCHEME AND SHOWING THE BUS AND TRAM ONLY LANES IS OBTAINABLE AT THE EASTERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND AT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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