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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1974

TONG MI ROAD EXTENSION OPENING TO TRAFFIC

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A NEW THREE-LANE EXTENSION OF TONG MI ROAD IN KOWLOON WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY PROVIDING A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE JORDAN ROAD-CANTON ROAD JUNCTION IN YAU MA TEI AND THE CHERRY STREET-ARGYLE STREET JUNCTION IN MONG KOK.

THE EXTENSION, STRETCHING FROM SAIGON STREET TO THE NEWLY- OPENED ARGYLE STREET JUNCTION ALONG THE BACK OF THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER, WILL SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO NATHAN ROAD FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELLING FROM TSIM SHA TSUI TO LAI CHI KOK AND BEYOND.

CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE ROAD EXTENSION. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS, AND TO LOAD OR UNLOAD GOODS DURING THE CLEARWAY HOURS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M.

NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL JOIN THE NEW ROAD FROM JORDAN ROAD AND EXIT AT ARGYLE STREET JUNCTION, WHILE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL JOIN THE ROAD FROM THE ARGYLE STREET-CHERRY STREET JUNCTION.

CONNECTIONS AT THE JUNCTIONS OF WATERLOO ROAD AND KANSU STREET WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC SHORTLY.

ALSO FROM TUESDAY, NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN YAU MA TEI.

THE EXISTING CANTON ROAD SECTION WEST OF KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL PARK WILL BE CLOSED. VEHICLES USING THIS ROAD SECTION WILL BE ROUTED TO THE NEW RE-ALIGNED CANTON ROAD SECTION TO THE WEST.

THE EXISTING GAP OPENING AT THE CENTRAL DIVIDER OF JORDAN ROAD OPPOSITE THE EXISTING CANTON ROAD WILL BE CLOSED. TRAFFIC CROSSING THIS OPENING FOR NORTHBOUND MOVEMENT AT CANTON ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF JORDAN ROAD VIA THE JUNCTION OF JORDAN ROAD AND RE-ALIGNED CANTON ROAD. TRAFFIC CROSSING THIS GAP FOR SOUTHBOUND MOVEMENT AT CANTON ROAD WILL BE ROUTED TO THE EASTERN CARRIAGEWAY OF RE-ALIGNED CANTON ROAD VIA THE JUNCTION OF JORDAN ROAD AND RE-ALIGNED CANTON ROAD.

THE EXISTING GAP OPENING AT THE CENTRAL DIVIDER OF FERRY STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH JORDAN ROAD WILL ALSO BE CLOSED. VEHICLES CROSSING THIS OPENING TO GO TO THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS AND VEHICULAR FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE ROUTED TO THE ENTRANCES AT THE WESTERN CARRIAGEWAY OF FERRY STREET VIA THE JUNCTION OF JORDAN ROAD AND FERRY STREET.

TRAFFIC ROUTING WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR VEHICLES GOING INTO AND OUT OF THE BUS TERMINUS AND THE VEHICULAR FERRY CONCOURSE.

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