WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1982
CHOI HUNG ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME
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THE NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS INTRODUCED IN SAN PO KONG IN JUNE HAS PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL THAT SIMILAR MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED ALONG CHOI HUNG ROAD ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 20), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THIS WILL FORM PHASE 2 OF THE CHOI HUNG ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME AIMED AT FURTHER REDUCING CONGESTION IN THE AREA - ONE OF KOWLOON'S BUSIEST.
PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 OF THE SCHEME, LONG QUEUES OF VEHICLES STRETCHING FROM KING TAI STREET IN SAN PO KONG TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WERE A COMMON FEATURE DURING PEAK PERIODS.
+NO LONGER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ADDING THAT SPEEDIER JOURNEYS FOR ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES IN THE SAN PO KONG COMMERCIAL AREA HAS ALSO BEEN ACHIEVED,
*WITH THE SCHEME IN FULL SWING THIS FRIDAY, BUS JOURNEY TIME IN EACH DIRECTION ALONG CHO1 HUNG ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED BY FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES, HE ADDED.
THIS, HE SAID, WILL RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL SAVING OF JOURNEY TIME FOR SOME 20 000 PASSENGERS EACH HOUR. MOTORISTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY SIMILAR BENEFITS.
FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITH CROSSING FACILITIES WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE CRITICAL JUNCTIONS OF TAI YAU STREET AND TSEUK LUK STREET AND TSEUK LUK STREET AND SHUNG LING STREET.
ALTERNATIVE STOPPING FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SCHEME WAS PREPARED BY A CONSULTANT FIRM AND HAD BEEN EXAMINED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
MEANWHILE, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY.
│. URBAN CLEARWAY:
ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
A. THC. HUNG ROAD