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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1987
ONE-WAY TOLL FOR LION ROCK TUNNEL STARTS ON MONDAY
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED MOTORISTS AND TAXI PASSENGERS THAT FROM 3 AM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 23), THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY A $6 TOLL CHARGE WHEN TRAVELLING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES VIA THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.
HOWEVER, MOTORISTS AND TAXI PASSENGERS USING THE TUNNEL WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY TOLL.
HEADING FOR KOWLOON
"THIS IS BECAUSE A ONE-WAY NO TOLL EXPERIMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE LION ROCK TUNNEL FROM 3 AM ON MONDAY ΤΟ 3 AM
ON DECEMBER 21 TO ASSESS WHETHER TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THE TUNNEL CAN BE IMPROVED, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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UNDER THE FOUR-WEEK EXPERIMENT, SOME OF THE TOLL BOOTHS ON THE SOUTHBOUND TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED AND TRAFFIC WILL BE CHANNELLED ΤΟ THE TUNNEL PORTAL.
"THIS WILL REDUCE THE PRESENT MERGING PROBLEM IN THE TUNNEL PLAZA, THEREBY ENSURING SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW INTO THE TUNNEL.
"MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC CONES AND ADVISORY SIGNS PUT UP IN THE TOLL PLAZA AREA AND ON THE APPROACH ROADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TUNNEL, HE SAID.
HE ALSO URGED MOTORISTS TO DRIVE WITH CARE ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING THE TOLL BOOTHS WHICH WILL NOT BE REMOVED DURING THE EXPERIMENT.
MEANWHILE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED A NOTICE ADVISING TAXI DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THE NEW TOLL ARRANGEMENT.
"COPIES OF THE NOTICE ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BY TAXI DRIVERS AT THE DEPARTMENT'S FOUR LICENSING OFFICES IN MURRAY ROAD, DUNDAS STREET, LEI YUE MUN ROAD AND SHA TIN KCR STATION, AS WELL AS DISTRICT OFFICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MONITOR THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SITUATION ON THE ROAD NETWORK AFFECTED BY THE EXPERIMENT.
"IF SEVERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION OCCURS, THE EXPERIMENT WILL BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME AND THE PUBLIC WILL BE NOTIFIED THROUGH THE MEDIA," HE ADDED.
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