THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1986
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THE THREE-STAGE DIVERSION SCHEME HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC DURING RECONSTRUCTION WORK.
STAGE ONE OF THE SCHEME, DESIGNED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF STAGES TWO AND THREE, TOOK EFFECT ON JUNE 26.
WHEN STAGE THREE BEGINS, ONE OF THE THREE LANES OF THE EXISTING FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR DEMOLITION AND THE REMAINING TWO LANES WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.
MR WAN POINTED OUT THAT SOME CONGESTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS THE STAGES TWO AND THREE ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN EFFECT.
BUT ONCE DRIVERS, AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, TRAFFIC SHOULD BE SMOOTHER.
MR WAN EMPHASISED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE ARRANGEMENTS.
UNDER STAGE TWO, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND GREEN MINIBUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT FROM WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND ON TO PUI CHING ROAD EASTBOUND.
MOTORISTS HEADING FOR HO MAN TIN CAN TAKE A DIVERSION ALONG WATERLOO ROAD, SOARES AVENUE, ARGYLE STREET, WATERLOO ROAD AND PUI CHING ROAD.
AS CONGESTION IS EXPECTED, MOTORISTS PROCEEDING TO HONG KONG AND KOWLOON SOUTH ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO USE WYLIE ROAD, WHILE
KES FROM NATHAN ROAD HEADING FOR HONG KONG SHOULD USE
GASCOIGNE ROAD INSTEAD.
TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SO AS TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING LEFT FROM WATERLOO ROAD ON TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST OR FROM PROCEEDING NORTH TO BOUNDARY STREET.
ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD USE THE DIVERSION ROUTE FOR STAGE ONE: ARGYLE STREET, KADOORIE AVENUE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, EMBANKMENT ROAD AND BOUNDARY STREET.
HOWEVER, U-TURNING TRAFFIC UNDERNEATH THE WATERLOO ROAD FLYOVER WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
UNDER STAGE THREE. THE NORTHBOUND LANE ON THE FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED. THE DATE FOR CLOSURE WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
MOTORISTS HEADING FOR KOWLOON TONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SHOULD USE THE GROUND LEVEL CARRIAGEWAY OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND PROCEED NORTH ALONG WATERLOO ROAD.
/TO HELP