THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982
TEMPORARY OPENING OF BLACK'S LINK
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BLACK'S LINK WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC, ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, FROM FEBRUARY 2.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (JANUARY 28), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID FROM NEXT TUESDAY, BLACK'S LINK CAN BE USED BY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9.30 AM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY ONLY.
THE DECISION TO OPEN BLACK'S LINK ON A TEMPORARY BASIS WAS REACHED WHEN THE LATEST SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT REVEALED THAT THE MAXIMUM JOURNEY TIME FOR COMMUTERS COMING UP REPULSE BAY ROAD HAD FURTHER INCREASED SINCE THE LAST SURVEY IN DECEMBER 1981.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A QUICKER ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR A FEW MOTORISTS, THE OPENING OF BLACK'S LINK SHOULD RELIEVE CONGESTION AT WONG NAI CHUNG GAP AND THIS WILL BENEFIT ALL COMMUTERS, IN PARTICULAR THE MANY PASSENGERS USING THE SEVERAL BUS SERVICES FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
+THE OPENING WILL LAST FOR ONLY A FEW WEEKS AS THE EXTENSION OF ESSENTIAL CABLE LAYING WORKS IN UPPER BLACK'S LINK DOWN TO THE DEEP WATER BAY ROAD JUNCTION MAY UNAVOIDABLY REQUIRE THE CLOSURE OF THE ROAD AGAIN, HE SAID,
FOR THIS REASON, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED, IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO CLOSE BLACK'S LINK AT SHORT NOTICE.
ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANDARD NATURE OF BLACK'S LINK, MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED OF THE NEED TO DRIVE WITH UTMOST CARE AND CARS AND TAXIS EXCEEDING 2 500 C.C. CAPACITY SHOULD NOT USE THIS ROAD.
WATER FIGURES ***
WATER IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (THURSDAY) STOOD AT 43.6 PER CENT OR 251.732 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 211 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 285.243 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 49.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.