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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1986
TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES, THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES COMPRISE ROAD REALIGNMENTS, TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS, IMPROVEMENTS TO LINKING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES, RELOCATION OF TRAM AND BUS STOPS AND IMPOSITION OF URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS.
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE ADMIRALTY, CHATER ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, POK FU LAM ROAD AND WYNDHAM STREET.
+ALL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES ARE DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN EXISTING TRAFFIC CAPACITY AND MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC,+ MR ELLIOT SAID.
AS A START THIS MONTH, PEAK HOUR (7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM) URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WILL BE IMPOSED ON BOTH SIDES OF PEDDER STREET BETWEEN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
MEANWHILE, THE PRESENT PEAK HOUR NO-STOPPING ZONE ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WESTBOUND FROM MURRAY ROAD TO THE LAYBY OUTSIDE WORLD WIDE HOUSE WILL BE UPGRADED TO A 7 AM TO 7 PM NO-STOPPING ZONE. LAYBYS WILL BE PROVIDED AT CLUB STREET AND ICE HOUSE STREET FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING PURPOSES.
IN ADDITION, THE SECTION OF CLUB STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND CHATER ROAD WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND AND THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF JACKSON ROAD ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND.
WESTBOUND BUSES ON CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTE 103 WILL BE REROUTED TO TURN LEFT FROM CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL TO CLUB STREET AND THEN TURN LEFT AGAIN TO CHATER ROAD INSTEAD OF USING JACKSON ROAD.
IN MAY, SIGNALISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ACROSS DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL NEAR BANK STREET AND WEST OF ICE HOUSE STREET WILL BE COMMISSIONED.
THE TRAM STOP AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WESTBOUND EAST OF ICE HOUSE STREET WILL BE MOVED TO THE WEST OF BANK STREET. BY JUNE, ANOTHER TRAM STOP AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL EASTBOUND OUTSIDE NO. 23 WILL BE RELOCATED TO OUTSIDE WORLD WIDE HOUSE.
IN AUGUST, THE ROUTEING OF EASTBOUND BUSES ON CMB ROUTES 23A, 24, 40M AND CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTE 103 IN CENTRAL WILL ALSO BE CHANGED.
/MR ELLIOT