TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1987
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TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT AT LION ROCK TUNNEL FROM MONDAY
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THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT AT THE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED ON DECEMBER 17 AND 18 WILL BE TRIAL FOR TWO WEEKS FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 4).
LION ROCK TUNNEL GIVEN AN EXTENDED
TRANSPORT BEGIN AT 6 AM ON THE TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT WILL AND WILL END AT ABOUT 7.30 AM TO 7.45 AM, DEPENDING SITUATION AT THE KOWLOON ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL.
THE ARRANGEMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JANUARY 4
EXCEPT ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
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UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT, ONE OF THE TWO LANES IN THE NORTHBOUND TUBE OF THE TUNNEL WILL BE CONVERTED FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC, GIVING A TOTAL OF THREE LANES FOR VEHICLES TRAVELLING TO KOWLOON.
HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE KOWLOON EXIT, VEHICLES USING THE ADDITIONAL "TIDAL" LANE CAN ONLY PROCEED STRAIGHT TO WATERLOO ROAD AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT ON TO LUNG CHRUNG ROAD.
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'MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TRAFFIC DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AND DRIVE WITH CARE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
AT THE SAME TIME, MOTORISTS AT THE SHA TIN ENTRANCE HEADING FOR THE FAST LANE OF THE TUNNEL FROM NEXT MONDAY SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR A NEWLY ERECTED TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER PASSING THE TOLL BOOTHS.
"THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT WILL BE ERECTED AT ABOUT 80 METRES BEYOND THE TOLL BOOTHS. IT IS USED TO REGULATE THE MERGING OF VEHICLES ON TO THE FAST LANE TO SEE IF THE TUNNEL'S THROUGHPUT CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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AN ASSESSMENT ON THE TWO-WEEK TRIAL WILL BE MADE BY THE CONSULTANT AND THE DEPARTMENT TO DECIDE WHETHER SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ON A LONG-TERM BASIS.
THE TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN THE EARLY MORNINGS OF DECEMBER 17 AND 18. ON THOSE TWO DAYS, A REDUCTION IN QUEUE LENGTH AND A POSTPONEMENT IN THE FORMATION OF TRAFFIC QUEUES ON THE SOUTHBOUND APPROACH ROADS TO THE TUNNEL WERE OBSERVED.
ON THE FIRST DAY, SOMB 410 MORE SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES TRAVELLED THROUGH THE TUNNEL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7.20 AM, AND ON THE SECOND DAY + AN ADDITIONAL 640 VEHICLES PASSED THROUGH THE TUNNEL SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7.30 AM.
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