FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1982
IMPROVEMENT TO TRAFFIC FLOW IN KING'S ROAD
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ONE-WAY TRAFFIC WILL BE INTRODUCED IN ELECTRIC ROAD, JAVA ROAD AND KING'S ROAD EARLY NEXT MONTH, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
+THIS IS AN INTEGRAL MOVE TO EASE TRAFFIC FLOW IN KING'S ROAD,+ SAID SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR ALDOUS CHUNG,
UNDER THIS +GYRATORY SYSTEM, ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE RESTRICTED TO JAVA ROAD AND ELECTRIC ROAD WHILE CENTRAL-BOUND VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO USE KING'S ROAD.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EASTBOUND LANE ON KING'S ROAD WILL BE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR BUSES, TRAMS AND VEHICLES REQUIRING ACCESS TO PREMISES IN THE AREA.
PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, MR CHUNG SAID, WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO USE A SECTION OF THIS ROAD BUT ONLY UP TO ITS JUNCTION WITH NORTH POINT ROAD.
AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE +GYRATORY+, TRAM TRACKS WILL BE MOVED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL WESTBOUND LANE.
+THIS SCHEME WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL ROAD CAPACITY BY REMOVING CONFLICTING TURNING MOVEMENTS AT MAJOR JUNCTIONS AND ALSO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, MR CHUNG STRESSED.
OUTLINING THE SCHEME, HE SAID THAT ONCE FULLY STARTED THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY IMPLEMENTED:
* RE-ROUTING OF CHEUNG HONG STREET, FORT STREET
AND NORTH VIEW STREET TO FORM A SUB-GYRATORY:
* NO RIGHT TURN FROM KAM HONG STREET INTO JAVA
ROAD
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NO LEFT TURN FROM SHU KUK STREET INTO JAVA ROAD ; IMPOSITION OF URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS ON JAVA ROAD AND TSAT TZE MUI ROAD AND
RE-ROUTING OF TIN CHONG STREET AND WING HING STREET.