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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1982

NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TSIM SHA TSUI AND SHAM SHUI PO

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG CHATHAM ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE

INTRODUCED FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (APRIL 13).

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (APRIL 9), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPOR · DEPARTMENT SAID THE SCHEME WAS DESIGNED TO CONSIDERABLY REDUCE BUS JOURNEY TIMES.

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+FURTHERMORE, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED, HE

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH BETWEEN CHEONG WAN ROAD AND MODY ROAD AND THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHEONG WAN ROAD BETWEEN SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH WILL BE DESIGNATED AS URBAN CLEARWAYS.

WITHIN THE CLEARWAYS, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FOLLOWING JUNCTIONS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING U-TURNS:

* JUNCTION OF CHEONG WAN ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH

FOR WESTBOUND TRAFF IG:

* JUNCTION OF AUSTIN ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH FOR

NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC AND

JUNCTION OF CAMERON ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC.

IN ADDITION, THE BUS STOP AT CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH SERVING ROUTE NOS. 7A, 209, 211 AND 216 WILL BE CANCELLED TO ENABLE A BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW.

MEANWHILE, ALSO FROM 10 AM ON THAT DAY, A SECTION OF YU CHAU STREET IN SHAM SHUI PO BETWEEN PORTLAND STREET AND WONG CHUK STREET WILL BE DESIGNATED AS AN URBAN CLEARWAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM AND BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM DAILY, WHEN ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.

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