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In the event of unusual or emergency situation existing on Tuen Mun Road, the blasting operation planned for the day may be abandoned or deferred till later in the day.
Stringent controls will be exercised to limit the vibration due to each blast such that noise and vibration are kept within acceptable limits.
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The Highways Department has awarded a contract in May last year to design and build climbing lanes with a wide hard shoulder in the Kowloon-bound carriageway of Tuen Mun Road at the four locations in order to alleviate the traffic congestion problem on the Road.
A trial closure at two sections of Tuen Mun Road was conducted on September 16 last year. The trial indicated that the queue lengths at Ting Kau and Sam Shing Hui on both carriageways were acceptable and traffic resumed to normal mode within five to seven minutes after the carriageways were re-opened.
Motorists are urged to drive with care and patience.
End Tuesday, April 18, 1995
Water storage figure
Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 a.m. today (Tuesday) stood at 66.0 per cent of capacity or 386.989 million cubic metres.
This time last year the reservoirs contained 389.771 million cubic metres of water, representing 66.5 per cent of capacity.
End/Tuesday, April 18, 1995
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