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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1978

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND WAN CHAI

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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND WAN CHAI DURING CERTAIN PERIODS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO FACILITATE ANTI-SKID WORK ON TWO FLYOVERS IN THE AREAS, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INSIDE LANE OF THE FLYOVER ON WATERFRONT ROAD LEADING TO CANAL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 6 A.M. ON SUNDAY (JULY 16) TILL 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THE OUTSIDE LANE OF THE SAME FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6 A.M. ON JULY 23.

ALSO AFFECTED BY THE WORK IS THE FLYOVER ON VICTORIA PARK ROAD LEADING TO GLOUCESTER ROAD. TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BETWEEN 6 A.M. ON JULY 30 AND 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DURING THE 24-HOUR CLOSURE OF THE VICTORIA PARK ROAD FLYOVER, FOUR CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS ROUTES ON THEIR HONG KONG BOUND JOURNEYS WILL BE DIVERTED. ROUTES 102 AND 106 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, PENNINGTON STREET, YEE WO STREET AND CAUSEWAY ROAD. ROUTE 103 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, PENNINGTON STREET AND YEE WO STREET AND ROUTE 170 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, MORRISON HILL ROAD AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREAS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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