SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1990
"THE JOURNEY TIME OF THE SOUTHBOUND
TRAFFIC AT LION ROCK TUNNEL DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM HAS REDUCED BY 9.. MINUTES FROM 16 MINUTES TO 6.9 MINUTES, AND BY 1.5 MINUTES FROM 66 MINUTES TO 5 .1 MINUTES DURING THE EVENING PEAK PERIOD BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, THE DEPUTY
THE
MR PANG HAU CHUNG,
COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, PRESENTED A SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBER, AA 8808, TO THE ONE MILLIONTH VEHICLE WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE TUNNELS THIS MORNING.
MRS CHAN SAID THAT DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD, THERE WAS LITTLE CHANGE TO THE LION ROCK TUNNEL SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE EVENING PEAK PERIOD FLOW HAD DECREASED BY 11 PER CENT FROM 5,450 4,840 AFTER THE OPENING OF THE TUNNELS.
THE MORNING PEAK HOUR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC FLOW HAD DECREASED NINE PER CENT FROM 4,690 TO 4,260, WHILE THE EVENING PEAK PERIOD HAD DECREASED BY FOUR PER CENT FROM 5,830 TO 5,600.
TO
BY
FLOW
"THE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC QUEUE IN THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD WHICH USED TO EXTEND BACK TO THE JUNCTION WITH SHA TIN ROAD (TSANG TAI BEYOND THE UK), AND SOMETIMES FARTHER BACK, NOW ONLY EXTENDS TO JUST HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE, WHICH
A REDUCTION IN LENGTH OF ONE KILOMETRE," SHE SAID.
IS
"NO PERSISTENT QUEUE WAS OBSERVED IN THE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC DURING THE EVENING PEAK PERIOD AS COMPARED TO THE 0.78 KILOMETRE LONG THE TRAFFIC QUEUE EXTENDING BEYOND JULIMOUNT GARDEN OBSERVED PRIOR TO OPENING OF SHING MUN TUNNELS.
ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MRS CHAN SAID THE SOUTHBOUND BUS JOURNEY TIME DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD HAD DECREASED BY 1.6 MINUTES FROM 5.1 8.8 MINUTES TO 7.2 MINUTES, AND BY 0.5 MINUTE FROM 5.6 MINUTES TO MINUTES DURING THE EVENING PEAK PERIOD.
"THE JOURNEY TIME FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND TRAFFIC FROM WESTBOUND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD IMPROVED FROM 7 MINUTES TO 3.8 MINUTES IN THE MORNING AND FROM 12.7 MINUTES TO 2.6 MINUTES IN THE EVENING.
"THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN JOURNEY TIME HAVE RESULTED IN THE BUSES OPERATING TO A MORE RELIABLE BUS SCHEDULE, SHE SAID.
AT TAI PO ROAD, THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC
PER CENT FLOW HAS DECREASED BY 30
FROM 4,080 TO
AND 2,840,
THE FROM EVENING PEAK PERIOD FLOW HAS DECREASED BY 12 PER CENT
ΤΟ 2,600
2,290.
THE MRS CHAN SAID
EXISTING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN OPERATION AT LION ROCK TUNNEL SHOULD BE RETAINED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
MEASURES THE EXISTING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
INCLUDE TIDAL FLOW LANES ON LION ROCK FROM 6 AM TO 7.35 AM ON MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS; BUS
AM ΤΟ TUNNEL ROAD, HUNG MUI KUK ROAD AND CHE KUNG MIU ROAD FROM 7.30 9.30 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS; AND BANNING OF GOODS VEHICLES TO USE THE SLIP ROAD FROM WESTBOUND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD ONTO NORTHBOUND WATERLOO ROAD FROM 7 AM TO MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS.
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