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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY MEASURE IN SHAM SHUI PO

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YET ANOTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY MEASURE TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND UN CHAU STREET IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.

BY CURTAILING KERBSIDE ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVING JUNCTION CAPACITIES. BUS JOURNEY TIME AS WELL AS GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE CONSIDERABLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNALISED CROSSING FACILITIES, HE ADDED.

THE FOUR-PHASE SCHEME WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE THE DESIGNATION OF URBAN CLEARWAYS ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND UN CHAU STREET.

IN ADDITION, SOME TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS THE BANNING OF TURNING MOVEMENTS AND THE CANCELLATION OF PARKING SPACES WILL BE INTRODUCED.

PHASE ONE OF THE SCHEME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER 1, AND WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

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RE-ROUTING OF PRATAS STREET

THE SECTION BETWEEN SHUN NING ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND 1

THE SECTION BETWEEN CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND UN CHAU STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND;

THE SECTION BETWEEN UN CHAU STREET AND FUK WING STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND.

PROVISION OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STAND

THE PARKING SPACES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF PRATAS STREET NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH UN CHAU STREET WILL BE CANCELLED TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A PLB STAND.

INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON THE TRAFFIC SCHEME MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SHAM SHUI PO CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.

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