THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1988
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MEASURES TO IMPROVE NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC IN CAUSEWAY BAY
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A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME TO IMPROVE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC VICTORIA PARK ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL IMPLEMENTED FROM SATURDAY (JULY 23), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE TRAFFIC
FOLLOWS:
MANAGEMENT
SCHEME ARE AS
A SOLID-CUM-BROKEN WHITE LINE WILL BE DESIGNATED ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF VICTORIA PARK ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD SO THAT HAPPY VALLEY-BOUND TRAFFIC CANNOT CUT ACROSS TO THE KOWLOON-BOUND LANE.
THE ROAD MARKING ON VICTORIA PARK ROAD BETWEEN HING FAT STREET AND THE PETROL STATION OUTSIDE EXCELSIOR HOTEL WILL BE IN PLACE ON JULY 23 WHILE THE ONE ON GLOUCESTER ROAD BETWEEN EXCELSIOR HOTEL AND ITS JUNCTION WITH PERCIVAL STREET WILL BE COMPLETED ON JULY 24.
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A SHORT-SECTION OF BUS-ONLY LANE WILL BE DESIGNATED GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND NEAR PERCIVAL STREET TO FACILITATE ACCESS OF BUSES TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND CENTRAL.
THE JUNCTION OF GLOUCESTER ROAD WITH PERCIVAL STREET WILL BE MODIFIED SO THAT VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON THE GLOUCESTER ROAD SERVICE ROAD HEADING FOR HAPPY VALLEY, WAN CHAI AND CENTRAL CAN CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEYS ON THIS SERVICE ROAD OR TURN TO PERCIVAL STREET.
THE LAYOUT OF THE EXISTING BUS BAY OUTSIDE EXCELSIOR HOTEL WILL BE MODIFIED TO FACILITATE BUS OPERATIONS.
* AS VEHICLES CAN NO LONGER JUMP THE TUNNEL QUEUE VIA THE GATE NEXT TO THE BUS BAY, THE GATE WILL BE CLOSED SO THAT VEHICLES WILL NOT CUT ACROSS THE BUSES NEARING THE BUS BAY.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED ARRANGEMENTS IN THE AREA.
TO WATCH OUT FOR THE NEW TRAFFIC
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