SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1992
TRANSPORT NEEDS OF NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE MET
THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES TO MEET BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORT NEEDS.
AS ONE OF THE MEASURES TO IMPROVE TUEN MUN'S EXTERNAL TRANSPORT LINK, PASSENGER CAPACITY OF FERRY SERVICE FROM CENTRAL TO TUEN MUN HAS RECENTLY BEEN INCREASED BY 800 WITH TWO ADDITIONAL SAILINGS DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS.
WORK IS ALSO AT AN ADVANCED STAGE TO EXTEND SOME OF THE FERRY SAILINGS DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST. IT IS HOPED THAT A DECISION CAN BE TAKEN SHORTLY.
FURTHERMORE, ACTIVE CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A FERRY SERVICE FROM SAM SHING HUI, TUEN MUN ΤΟ CENTRAL.
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ON ROAD TRANSPORT, ACTION IS IN HAND TO INTRODUCE MORE PRIORITY SCHEMES ON THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE REGION AS A WAY TO. SHORTEN THE TRAVELLING TIME OF THIS IMPORTANT MASS TRANSPORT MODE.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS ALSO DISCUSSING WITH KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY ON THEIR PLANS TO INTRODUCE NEW ROUTES TO THE URBAN AREA VIA THE TOLO HIGHWAY.
A NUMBER OF MAJOR NEW ROADS ARE NOW BEING BUILT INCLUDING THE YUEN LONG/TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR, THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BY-PASS AND THE FINAL SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD FROM AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD.
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ON COMPLETION BY MID-1994, THE TUEN MUN ROAD WILL BE LINKED THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD VIA NEW DUAL TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAYS WHICH WILL GREATLY ENHANCE ROAD CAPACITY.
MEANWHILE, ABOUT 20 LOCAL TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES ARE PLACE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
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OTHER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN HAND INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION BY THE END OF THE YEAR OF TRAFFIC INDICATORS ON TUEN MUN ROAD TO GIVE ADVANCE WARNINGS OF ROAD CONDITIONS AHEAD SO THAT MOTORISTS CAN DIVERT TO OTHER ROUTES TO AVOID CONGESTION.
INSTALLATION OF WEIGHING DEVICES ON TUEN MUN ROAD то DETECT OVERLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES IS ALSO PLANNED.
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IN ADDITION, THE POLICE WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT OBSTRUCTION IS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM.
PLANS ARE IN HAND TO WIDEN THE UPHILL HIGHWAY AND SECTIONS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
SECTIONS OF TUEN MUN
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