SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988
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IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS AND BUS PASSENGERS THAT NEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW CHATHAM ROAD NORTH TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL IMPLEMENTED FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE MEASURES ARE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN REPORT ON CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL STUDY, JOINTLY COMPILED BY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND A CONSULTANCY FIRM.
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UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE EXISTING BUS STOPS AT CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND NEAR BAKER STREET WILL NOT BE OBSERVED BY CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES NO. 101, 108, 109, 116 AND 121 AND AIRBUS ROUTEA NO. A2 AND A3. HOWEVER, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY KMB ROUTES NO. 13X. 14X, 15X AND 24X.
NEW BUS STOPS FOR THESE CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL BK PROVIDED AT A BUS BAY NEAR THE FAT KWONG STREET FLYOVER. THE TWO AIRBUS ROUTES WILL ALSO STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT THE SAME LOCATION.
"THE CANCELLATION OF THE BAKER STREET STOPS FOR CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL. REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THESR BUSES ΤΟ WEAVE ACROSS TUNNEL TRAFFIC QUEUES ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, THUS GIVING THEM A FREER APPROACH TO THE EXISTING BUS GATE SLIP ROAD AT THE LEFT TURN TO HONG CHONG ROAD, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
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"AT THE SAME TIME, THE REDUCTION IN WEAVING ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF OTHER TRAFFIC ALONG CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND.
MEANWHILE, THE
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CHATHAM ROAD NORTH SOUTHBOUND WILL BE ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR YAU MA TEI ARRA,
AT PRESENT, MANY MOTORISTS HEADING FOR THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ARE MAKING USE OF THE TRAFFIC LANES HEADING FOR THE NON-TUNNEL AREA TO MOVE INTO THE TUNNEL QUEUES, AND ARE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE CONFLICT WITH AND DELAYS TO NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC,
WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, WHICH INCLUDE THE DESIGNATION OF NEW SOLID/BROKEN WHITE LINES AND THE SHORTENING OF SOME OF THE EXISTING SOLID/BROKEN WHITE LINES, SUCH CONFLICT WILL BE AVOIDED AND NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY A SMOOTHER FLOW.
"MOTORISTS COMING FROM THE BAST KOWLOON WAY WILL. THEREFORE HAVE TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC LANES EARLIER, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY WISH TO CROSS THE HARBOUR OR TO GO TO YAU MA ΤΕΙ AREA, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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