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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1993
THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT JUNCTIONS ALONG THESE BYPASS ROUTES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS TO CATER FOR THE INCREASED TRAFFIC FLOWS.
LEARNER DRIVERS HAVE ALSO BEEN BANNED FROM LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND HUNG MUI KUK ROAD.
MR LUI SAID FOR STAGE II OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, THE BUS ONLY LANE BETWEEN THE TOLL PLAZA AND HUNG MUI KUK ROAD WOULD BE CANCELLED AND TWO LANES WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN EACH DIRECTION TO PROVIDE THE SAME CAPACITY AS THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.
HE ADDED THAT SHOULD THE SITUATION WARRANT, SIGNALISED MERGING MIGHT BE ADOPTED AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR BOTH STAGE I AND STAGE II WHERE HUNG MUI KUK ROAD MERGES WITH LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
REGARDING PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MR LUI SAID TO ENSURE OPERATING EFFICIENCY, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTES NO. 70X, 72X, 82M, 271 AND 281P RUNNING ON THE SECTION OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD NEAR SHA TIN WAT WOULD BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA THE CONTINUOUS BUS LANE ON HUNG MUI KUK ROAD.
"SOME BUSES WILL RUN EMPTY ON THEIR MORNING RETURN JOURNEYS FROM KOWLOON VIA TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS SO AS ΤΟ MAINTAIN THE SERVICE LEVEL OF BUS SERVICES TO HANDLE THE HEAVY KOWLOON-BOUND PASSENGER TRAFFIC, HE ADDED,
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A BUS PRIORITY SCHEME WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED ON THE SIU LEK YUEN APPROACH TO TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL TO BENEFIT BUS SERVICES. EXTERNAL KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTES FROM MA ON SHAN ΤΟ URBAN KOWLOON WILL BE ENHANCED.
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FEEDER ROUTE FROM MA ON SHAN TO UNIVERSITY KCR
MR LUI SAID.
ALSO BE STRENGTHENED,
STATION WILL
HE SAID THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN BUS SERVICES WERE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A MORE ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUTERS, AND SHOULD HELP TO REDUCE TRAFFIC OF THE LESS EFFICIENT TRANSPORT MODES.
KE ENCOURAGED COMMUTERS TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PARTICULAR THE KCR DURING THE WORKS PERIOD.
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A TRIAL FOR THE TIDAL FLOW WILL BE OPERATED FOR THREE DAYS STARTING FROM 6 AM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 29).
THE TRIAL WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ANY AMENDMENT BEFORE THE STARTING OF THE STAGE I WORKS.
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REPRESENTATIVES OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, TRAFFIC POLICE AND HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR THE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PROJECT.
A TELEPHONE HOTLINE 714 1111 HAS BEEN SET UP TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO QUERIES AND COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
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