TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1985
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SHA TAU KOK ROAD BEING IMPROVED
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IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO SHA TAU KOK ROAD STARTED TODAY (TUESDAY) FOLLOWING THE RECENT AWARD OF THE $9.6 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN KILOMETRES OF 1.6-METRE WIDE FOOTPATH ALONG SHA TAU KOK ROAD. AND THE WIDENING OF TWO BRIDGES AT LUNG YEUK TAU AND MA MEI HA TO ACCOMMODATE THE FOOTPATHS.
THESE WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 14 MONTHS.
MEANWHILE. WORK WILL ALSO START ON THE 30 BUS BAYS ON THE ROAD, 15 WITH LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES.
LUNG CHEUNG ROAD TRAFFIC CHANGES
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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT LUNG CHEUNG ROAD FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 12) FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO FACILITATE THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS.
THESE INCLUDE:
* THE FAST AND MIDDLE LANE OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND
BETWEEN THE LION ROCK PARK ACCESS ROAD AND WONG TAI SIN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED.
* THE WESTBOUND FAST LANE OF THE SAME SECTION OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE CONVERTED TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. THE CENTRAL ROAD DIVIDER WILL BE REMOVED TO MAINTAIN TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. FOR SAFETY REASONS, HEAVY VEHICLES HEADING EASTWARDS ARE ADVISED TO USE THE INNER LANE OF THE CARRIAGEWAY.
* SPEED LIMIT OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN LION ROCK TUNNEL
ROAD AND WONG TAI SIN ROAD, AS WELL AS THE SLIP ROAD FROM LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD TO LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE 50 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
ON THE SAME DAY, THE SECTION OF BUTE STREET BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND TUNG CHO STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.