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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1975.

PO KONG INTERCHANGE ENTERS FINAL PHASE

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WORK WILL BEGIN SOON ON THE FINAL STAGE OF THE PO KONG INTERCHANGE WHICH FORMS PART OF THE KOWLOON FOOTHILLS ROAD CORRIDOR,

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THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE INTERCHAGE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW BETWEEN SAN PO KONG AND THE DENSELY POPULATED TZE WAN SHAN AREA.

THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE INTERCHAGE IS NOW SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND PARTLY OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

WHEN FULLY COMPLETED, THE INTERCHANGE WILL ENABLE TRAFFIC TO FLOW ALONG A NEW SECTION OF PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD LINKING CHOI HUNG ROAD AND FUNG TAK ROAD.

THIS NEW ROAD, WHICH WILL OVERPASS LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, IS A THREE-LANE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WITH FOOTWAYS BUILT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OVERPASS BRIDGE.

TENDERS FOR THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WERE INVITED EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THE WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

NEW RESTRICTED ZONE ALONG SHING HO ROAD IN SHATIN

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PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS ALONG A SECTION OF SHING HO ROAD IN SHATIN WHICH WILL BECOME A RESTRICTED ZONE AS FROM 10 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 27).

THE RESTRICTION WILL APPLY TO THE SECTION OF SHING HO ROAD BETWEEN TAIPO ROAD AND A POINT ABOUT 80 METRES SOUTH OF TAIPO ROAD.

THE NEW ARRANGEMENT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG SHING HO ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH TAIPO ROAD.

MEANWHILE, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN A SIMILAR RESTRICTION ALONG THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND AS FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 26).

THIS RESTRICTION, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND TRAMS DURING THE PEAK HOURS OF 7 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M., NOW ENDS NEAR THE SHAU KEI WAN POLICE STATION. HOWEVER, THE. TERMINATING POINT WILL BE EXTENDED ABOUT 25 FEET WEST OF THE EXISTING ENDING POINT.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.