THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1981
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BUS LANE SCHEME EXTENDS TO KOWLOON
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A NEW BUS LANE WILL BE INTRODUCED IN JUNCTION ROAD BETWEEN DUMBARTON ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION FROM 7 AM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 27).
THIS IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF BUS LANES TO BE INTRODUCED IN KOWLOON.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT A STEERING GROUP COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF HIGHWAYS OFFICE, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE TRAFFIC POLICE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WAS SET UP LAST YEAR TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF SOME 30 SCHEMES IN KOWLOON.
+THIS IS THE FIRST TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE STEERING GROUP IS CURRENTLY EXAMINING OTHER SCHEMES IN CHOI HUNG ROAD, UN CHAU STREET, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TONG MEI ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD. IF FOUND FEASIBLE, AS MANY OF THESE SCHEMES AS POSSIBLE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, + HE EXPLAINED.
REFERRING TO THE JUNCTION ROAD SCHEME, HE SAID THE NEW SECTION OF SOUTHBOUND BUS LANE WOULD OPERATE DURING THE PEAK HOURS ONLY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM AND BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM.
+ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUS PRIORITY SCHEME, THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE SAME SECTION OF JUNCTION ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED A CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ZONE DURING PEAK HOURS, HE SAID,
+MOTORISTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS OR TO LOAD OR UNLOAD GOODS DURING THE HOURS OF RESTRICTION. CARPENTER ROAD, THE SECTION BETWEEN JUNCTION ROAD AND FUK LO TSUN ROAD, WILL ALSO BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY WESTBOUND. THESE MEASURES WILL HELP TO IMPROVE LOCAL TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHEME, BUS SPEED IN THIS SECTION OF JUNCTION ROAD WOULD BE IMPROVED FROM THE PRESENT LOW SPEED OF 8 KM PER HOUR. WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF JOURNEY SPEED. BETTER BUS REGULARITY WOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS SCHEME AFFECTS KMB ROUTE NOS. 1, 3, 11D, 12B AND THE CROSS HARBOUR SERVICE NO. 113.
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