TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1980
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APPROVAL FOR BUS LANES ON KING'S ROAD
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THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL TODAY AGREED TO A MAJOR SYSTEM OF BUS LANES AND TRAM RESERVES ON SHAU KEI WAN ROAD AND KING'S ROAD ALONG THE 5.9 KM STRETCH BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN AND CAUSEWAY BAY. NORMAL TRAFFIC WILL STILL BE ALLOWED TO USE KING'S ROAD.
THE NEAR-SIDE LANE ALONG MOST OF THE ROUTE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WILL BE RESERVED FOR FRANCHISED BUSES FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM. TRAFFIC WILL ALSO BE PREVENTED FROM MOVING ONTO THE TRAM TRACKS AND WILL THUS BE CONFINED TO THE MIDDLE LANE ALONG KING'S ROAD AND TO THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE OF JAVA ROAD AND ELECTRIC ROAD.
THE SCHEME IS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN THE AREA INCLUDING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS, LONGER TRAM ISLANDS AND THE WIDENING OF JAVA ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH KING'S ROAD, SO AS TO PERMIT TWO RIGHT-TURNING LANES.
AS A RESULT, THE SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES: THE SHAU KEI WAN SECTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ONE MONTH, THE QUARRY BAY SECTION IN THREE MONTHS AND THE REMAINING NORTH POINT SECTION IN SIX MONTHS' TIME.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY +THE SCHEME WILL BE OF MAJOR BENEFIT IN SHORTENING THE JOURNEY TIME OF THE 75 PER CENT OF COMMUTERS WHO TRAVEL BY BUS OR TRAM.
+WE HAD TRIED ALSO TO KEEP ANY RESTRICTIONS ON OTHER TRAFFIC TO A MINIMUM FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE LOADING AND UNLOADING ACTIVITIES OF GOODS VEHICLES ON KING'S ROAD TO THAT ARISING AT THE MOMENT FROM THE URBAN CLEARWAYS.+
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