THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984
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YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS READY
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THE YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE BYPASS, COMPRISING LONG YIP STREET, WANG TAT ROAD AS WELL AS THE NEW AND RE-ROUTED SECTIONS OF YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD AND MA WANG ROAD, WILL ENABLE VEHICLES TO BYPASS THE YUEN LONG TOWN CENTRE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED:
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TAI KIU ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO WAYS.
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WANG CHAU ROAD AND FOOK HONG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND,
YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD BETWEEN TAI KIU ROAD AND WANG CHAU ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO WAYS.
* TUNG LOK STREET BETWEEN SAU FU STREET AND YUEN LONG ON
NING ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.
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TA! LEE STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND.
TAI CHEUNG STREET BETWEEN YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD AND TUNG TAI STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY WESTBOUND.
* RIGHT-TURN MOVEMENTS WILL BE BANNED FROM TAI KIU ROAD
NORTHBOUND INTO YUEN LONG ON LOK ROAD, FROM TAI KIU ROAD SOUTHBOUND INTO YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD, FROM YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD WESTBOUND INTO TAI KIU ROAD, AND FROM TUNG LOK STREET NORTHBOUND INTO SAU FU STREET.
* VEHICLES IN TUNG LOK STREET WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT THE JUNCTION WITH SAU FU STREET.
* THE YUEN LONG BYPASS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SPEED LIMIT OF 70 KM AN HOUR, AND NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP THERE FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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MAXICAB ROUTES 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 AND 39 WILL BE DIVERTED AS A RESULT OF THE ROAD OPENING.
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