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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1974

MID-LEVELS BUS-ONLY LANE SCHEME RELAXED

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THE JUSTONLY LANE INTRODUCED UILDER THE MID-LEVELS TRAFFIC SCHENE IS TO BE OPENED TO ALL TRAFFIC FROM 11 P.m. TV / A.Ï..., STARTING TUNIGHT.

THE DECISION IS TO ALLOW NUTURISTS TO REVERT TO A NORMAL TWO-WAY SYSTEM DURING THESE NIGHT-TIME HOURS, WHEN FEW BUSES

WILL BE RUMMEIG WAS ON OF SEVERAL JDIFICATIONS OF THE JUS PRIORITY JUHEME WHICH VERE ANOJNOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT TODAY.

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AT THE SAME THE, IT WAS CUPHASISED THAT THE SCHEME HAD ACHIEVED ITS MAJOR OVERALL JUJECTIVE, THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS THE AREA, AND THAT ITS INTRODUCTION HAD SEEN VITALLY NECESSARY HOT ONLY IN TERMS OF TODAY'S RAFFIC PROBLEMS BUT ALS) TAJSE UP THE FUTURE.

THE MID-LEVELS PLAN HAS LED TO A 30 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF BUS PASSENGE IS, AND BUS JOURNEY TIMES HAVE SUJSTANTIALLY IMPROVED. THE SCHEME HAS BEEN GENERALLY WELCOMED BY THE LARGEST STALE GROUP JF PEOPLE AFFLUTED of IT, THE DJ

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THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHARILO FULL IS THE NEWS OF A MUCH NEEDED ADDIHIJJAL TRANSPORT FACILITY FOR MANY 115-LEVELS RESIDENTS - THE PROVESIJA OF PUBLIC LIGHT JUS SERVICES FOR THE CONDJIT KJAJ/PJ SHAM ROAD AND JLO PEAK HJAD AREAS.

A VEUT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT EVER SINCE THE ENTRJJJSTIJ., OF THE VELO SCALE ON APRIL 15, STAFF OF THE FARES 8001ES RESPONSIVE FOR IMPLATE IT THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTHAT, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE TRAFFIC DIVISION OF THE RA 10 KUN POLICE FURNE - HAJ GLEN SUNTLAZEG ITS OPAMATIJN EN JOUSE DEMIL TO SEE WHAT IMPRVATS AND MUSIFICATIJAS JERE DESTRAG AND Půso[JyE

+IN PARTICULAR, HAYS HAVE BEEN SOUGHT OF ELIMINATING DIFFICULTIES OR HONVENIENCES LACUJKTEđed of ndTORISTS, 30 LONG AS THE CHANGES WOULD AT VINATO ME MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME.

+THIS WEY OPERATION HAS INVOLVED CONTINUOUS JJSERVATIONS AND THAN CHECKS CADJJTLE IN THE ROADSIDE. IT HAS ALSJ DVÖLUJED A FULL AND CAREFUL AMALYSIS OF THE SUGGESTIONS AND POINTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC WALTHER IN LETTERS OR TELEPHONE CALLS TJ THE GOVERNMENT OR THE BUS COMPANY, IN LETTERS TO THE PRESS JR THRJUGH THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICIALS.

+JEVERAL KEFINEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED ON A COMMON-SENSE DAY-TO-DAY BASIS IN THE COURSE OF THE FIRST TWO

FURTHER MUJIFICATIONS CAN NOW MONTHS OF THE SCHEME'S OPERATION.

START BEING IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THE OVERALL REVI±4.+

ON THE DECISION TO LIFT THE ONE-LANE MEASURE FROM 11 P.M. TJ 7 A.M. THE SPOKESMAN SAID:

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