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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1978

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT

THE SECTION OF WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN HEREFORD AND JUNCTION ROADS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM 12.30 A.M. TO 5.15 A.M. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY (DECEMBER 14-15).

THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE A BEAMING LAUNCHING OPERATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE CORNWALL STREET INTERCHANGE CONSTRUCTION.

ALL NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG THIS SECTION OF WATERLOO ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED AT THE JUNCTION OF WATERLOO ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD TO TRAVEL VIA HEREFORD ROAD, RENFREW ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD TO REJOIN WATERLOO ROAD.

ALL SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED AT THE JUNCTION OF WATERLOO ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD TO TRAVEL VIA JUNCTION ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO REJOIN WATERLOO ROAD.

ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE ROUTE IS VIA JUNCTION ROAD, RENFREW ROAD, HEREFORD ROAD, LA SALLE ROAD, LANCASHIRE ROAD TO REJOIN WATERLOO ROAD.

MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECTION OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD BETWEEN HING WAH STREET AND TONKIN STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5.30 A.M. FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS STARTING WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 13) TO FACILITATE THE DEMOLITION OF THE FOOTBRIDGE NEAR FAT TSEUNG STREET IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKS.

DURING THESE PERIODS, BUS ROUTE NOS. 4, 37, 44A, 45, 102 AND 105 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA HING WAH STREET, LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND TONK IN STREET TO REJOIN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD ON EASTBOUND JOURNEYS.

FOR WESTBOUND JOURNEYS, BUS ROUTE NOS. 6B, 12, 128, 31B, 33, 35A, 36A, 37, 44A, 45, 102 AND 105 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TONKIN STREET, UN CHAU STREET AND HING WAH STREET TO REJOIN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.

TEMPORARY BUS STOPS WILL BE SET UP ALONG THE DIVERTED

ROUTES.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FINDLAY ROAD ON THE PEAK WILL BE PROHIBITED TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEEDING TWO TONS IN UNLADEN WEIGHT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 15).

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

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