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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1978

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) SEVERAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CHEUNG SHA WAN IN KOWLOON TO FACILITATE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE AREA.

UNDER THE NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, THE JUNCTION OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD AND FAT TSEUNG STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW.

IN ADDITION, EASTBOUND VEHICLES ON CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING INTO TONK IN STREET AND VEHICLES

IN TONK IN STREET WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING ON TO CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD WESTBOUND FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 7).

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

MEANWHILE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, CONDUIT ROAD WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM FRIDAY (DECEMBER 8).

ANNOUNCING THIS, A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID, WORK ON THE GLENEALY-ROBINSON ROAD FLYOVER IS ON SCHEDULE AND THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION IN THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS.

+WORK ON THE UPPER GLENEALY PART OF THE COMPLEX BEGAN IN JUNE THIS YEAR AND SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION NECESSITATED THE CONDUIT ROAD TRAFFIC TO BE RESTRICTED TO ONE WAY.

+NOW THIS CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED FIVE DAYS EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT MID-LEVELS COMMUTERS, WHO HAVE BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING, CAN AGAIN DRIVE BOTH WAYS.+

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 8), THE OUTERMOST TRAFFIC LANE IN THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF WATERLOO ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH ARGYLE STREET BENEATH THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE DESIGNATED A +BUS ONLY+ LANE FOR A LENGTH OF 46 FEET.

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE BUS LANE.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE

PROHIBITION.

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