SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1982
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES
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A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD NORTH OF TUEN MUN SAN HUI WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 29) AND TUESDAY (MARCH 30) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBRIDGE.
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED TO A NEARBY TEMPORARY ROAD, WITH TWO-WAY ONE-LANE TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNALS.
MEANWHILE, A SECTION OF STAUNTON STREET IN CENTRAL DISTRICT BETWEEN ELGIN STREET AND ABERDEEN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 9 PM ON MONDAY (MARCH 29) TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING FOR REPAIRS TO WATER MAINS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING PROHIBITION ON VEHICLES EXCEEDING 2-1/2 TONS IN UNLADEN WEIGHT TO ENTER ELGIN STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY LIFTED,
KMB COACH ROUTE 204 TO BE CANCELLED
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KMB COACH ROUTE NO. 204 BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK (BRIDGE) AND KWUN TONG (YUE MAN SQUARE) WILL BE CANCELLED FROM MONDAY (MARCH 29) BECAUSE TOO FEW PASSENGERS ARE USING THE SERVICE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE DECISION FOLLOWED A RECOMMENDATION BY THE KMB ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME REVIEW SUB-GROUP.
IT IS ALSO ANTICIPATED THAT TRAFFIC DEMAND WILL BE FURTHER REDUCED WHEN THE TSUEN WAN MTR EXTENSION COMES INTO OPERATION IN MID-MAY, HE ADDED.
PEOPLE WISHING TO TRAVEL BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK AND KWUN TONG CAN TAKE THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 6E AND 40.
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