XN000022-1976-04-13 — Page 4

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1976

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OPENING OF AUSTIN ROAD EXTENSION

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THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE AUSTIN ROAD EXTENSION WILL OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON THURSDAY (APRIL 15) AT 2 P.M., THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

TO BE KNOWN AS CHEONG WAN ROAD, THE EXTENSION WILL CONNECT CHATHAM ROAD TO THE SYSTEM OF GROUND-LEVEL LOOP ROADS ALREADY IN USE AND THE HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION.

IT WILL PROVIDE EXIT AND ENTRY FACILITIES FROM CHATHAM ROAD TO THE HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE U-TURN LOOP FOR TRAFFIC LEAVING THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND KOWLOON MORTUARY WISHING TO USE CHATHAM ROAD, OR FOR TRAFFIC ENTERING THE CHATHAM ROAD DETENTION CENTRE FROM CHATHAM ROAD.

BESIDES THE ROAD LINKS, A SYSTEM OF FOOTPATHS AND FOOTBRIDGES HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS FROM CHATHAM ROAD TO THE RAILWAY STATION, THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE CROSS-HARBOUR BUS STOPS AT THE TUNNEL INTERCHANGE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING BUS ROUTES WILL BE ALTERED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICES TO THE KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION AT HUNG HOM:

* ROUTES 5 -

AND 5A

* ROUTES 5C

25 AND 211

* ROUTES 50,-

25, 201 AND 211

* ROUTE NO.

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ON JOURNEYS TO CHOI HUNG AND KOWLOON CITY RESPECTIVELY, THE SERVICES WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE VIA CHATHAM ROAD, CHEONG WAN ROAD AND HONG CHONG ROAD STOPPING AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IN CHEONG WAN ROAD.

ON JOURNEYS FROM TSIM SHA TSUI, THESE SERVICES WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE VIA CHATHAM ROAD, CHEONG WAN ROAD, ON WAN ROAD (STOPPING AT THE RAILWAY STATION BUS LAY-BYE), CHEONG WAN ROAD AND GILLIES AVENUE.

ON JOURNEYS TO TSIM SHA TSUI, THESE SERVICES WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO OPERATE VIA GILLIES AVENUE, CHEONG WAN ROAD, HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION BUS STATION, CHEONG WAN ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD.

THIS URBAN EXPRESS COACH SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO OPERATE BETWEEN HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION AND MEI FOO SUN CHUEN

VIA NATHAN ROAD. ROUTE 212 WHICH HAS PROVIDED THIS LINK ON A DIFFERENT ROUTING WILL BE WITHDRAWN.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE DISPLAYED TO ADVISE MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS OF THE CHANGES AND COPIES OF LEAFLETS CONTAINING DETAILS OF REVISED BUS SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE RAILWAY STATION AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OFFICES.

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