THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1982
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR ABERDEEN TUNNEL OPENING
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 10 AM TOMORROW IN THE WAN CHAI, HAPPY VALLEY AND ABERDEEN AREAS TO COINCIDE WITH THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL.
FROM SATURDAY,
THE SINGLE TUBE WILL OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM
TO 10.30 PM. ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, PROCEEDING TO EITHER CENTRAL OR NORTH POINT CAN USE THE CANAL ROAD WEST RAMP. A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THESE VEHICLES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM CROSSING OVER TO JOIN THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL LANE.
KOWLOON-BOUND MOTORISTS IN THE WAN CHAI AND HAPPY VALLEY AREAS WILL HAVE EITHER TO USE LEIGHTON ROAD, WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD AND JOIN THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER UP-RAMP ADJACENT TO THE JUNCTION OF QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AND WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD OR TO USE THE MARSH ROAD FLYOVER TO JOIN THE GLOUCESTER ROAD TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
TRAFFIC GOING TO ABERDEEN VIA THE TUNNEL FROM CENTRAL, NORTH POINT AND KOWLOON WILL TRAVEL VIA THE CANAL ROAD FLYÖVER. MOTORISTS IN WAN CHAI CAN USE THE FLYOVER UP-RAMP ON WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TUNNEL OPENING, URBAN CLEARWAYS WILL BE IMPOSED ON PARTS OF THE ABERDEEN AREA AND THE PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED TO THE TUNNEL APPROACH ROADS IN WONG CHUK HANG, WAN CHAI AND HAPPY VALLEY.
FROM MONDAY (MARCH 15), SIX BUS SERVICES AND TWO MAXICAB ROUTES WILL BE CHANNELLED TO USE THE NEW LINK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AND MORE CONVENIENT SERVICES FOR THOSE COMMUTING FROM ABERDEEN TO WAN CHAI, CENTRAL, CAUSEWAY BAY, NORTH POINT AND TO KOWLOON.
THE BUS ROUTES ARE NOS. 38, 70, 72, 75, 90M AND 170. FARES WILL RANGE FROM $1.40 TO $4 FOR A SINGLE TRIP.
THE MAXICAB SERVICES ARE NOS. 4 (FROM SHEK PAI WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY) AND 35 (FROM ABERDEEN TO WAN CHAI)
MEANWHILE, CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER/TUNNEL, MR FRED MAY REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT UNTIL THE TUNNEL INSTALLATIONS ARE IN FULL OPERATION, THEY SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND IN PARTICULAR KEEP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 M.P.H. AND OBSERVE LANE DISCIPLINE AT ALL TIMES.
A TOLL OF $2 WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL VEHICLES.