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FURTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC ON TSING YI
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AN EXTENSIVE TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW AND REDUCE CONGESTION WAS IN EFFECT DURING THE TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LAM WAI-KEUNG, MR LEUNG SAID FURTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC ON TSING YI HAD BEEN DECIDED AFTER A SPECIAL MEETING WITH KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
THESE INCLUDE:
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EXAMINING THE PROVISION OF A BUS LANE ON TSING YI HEUNG WUI ROAD TO IMPROVE THE SPEED AND RELIABILITY OF BUS SERVICES WHICH HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME;
ADDING A 7 AM 7 PM STOPPING PROHIBITION ZONE ALONG
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FAI ROAD (TSING YI SEAFRONT) TO PREVENT GOODS VEHICLES QUEUEING BACK TO TSING YI HEUNG SZE WUT ROAD;
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ADJUSTING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE KWAI TSING ROAD/KWAI ROAD JUNCTION TO ALLOW MORE VEHICLES то LEAVE THE KWAI TSING ROAD ROUNDABOUT;
OPENING THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO RIVIERA GARDEN TO REDUCE THE USE OF THE TEXACO ROAD ROUNDABOUT FOR ACCESS; AND
ON THE SECTION OF TSUEN WAN ROAD BETWEEN TSING YI BRIDGE AND TSING TSUEN BRIDGE, ADDING CONTINUOUS WHITE LINES TO SEPARATE THE KWAI CHUNG BOUND TRAFFIC AND KOWLOON BOUND TRAFFIC TO GIVE A SMOOTH FLOW TO THE KOWLOON BOUND VEHICLES.
ON A PROPOSAL TO ME-OPEN THE SOUTH BRIDGE DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS, MR LEUNG SAID IT WAS NOT ADVISABLE ON ROAD SAFETY GROUNDS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WERE IN
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MOREOVER, TO RE-OPEN THE LANE WOULD MEAN DELAYING THE PROJECT'S COMPLETION, INCREASING COST, AND LEAD TO POSSIBLE CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
MR LEUNG SAID THE BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WERE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAP.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED. EFFORTS WOULD CONTINUP TO BE MADE TO CONTAIN TRAFFIC CONGESTION THE WORKS WERE COMPLETED, HE ADDED.
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