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MONDAY, MAY 30, 1983
SCHEME TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC FLOW
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A SCHEME WILL BE LAUNCHED TO EASE CONGESTION AT THE JUNCTION OF GASCOIGNE ROAD WITH WYLIE ROAD, MR PANG HAU-CHUNG, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT (KOWLOÓN), SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE SCHEME, WHICH WILL ADD AN EXTRA LANE TO EACH OF THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF A SECTION OF GASCOIGNE ROAD, IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AT THE JUNCTION BY 25 PER CENT.
THE SCHEME WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY TRAFFIC HEADING FOR YAU MA TE FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, BUT ALSO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON CHATHAM ROAD NORTH NEAR THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, MR PANG SAID.
INITIAL WORK ON WIDENING THE SOUTHERN CARRIAGEWAY WILL START IN A FEW MONTHS.
MR PANG WAS ANSWERING QUERIES FROM THE CHAIRMEN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE KOWLOON DISTRICT BOARDS WHO VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON REGIONAL OFFICES.
DURING THE DISCUSSION, MR PÅNG HO-CHE, CHIEF TRAFFIC ENGINEER, SAID THAT PLANS WERE ALSO IN HAND FOR WIDENING THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER IN HO MAN TIN.
CHINESE PARTY VISITS TRANSPORT DEPARTHENT *****
A DELEGATION OF SEVEN OFFICIALS LED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SHENZHEN MUNICIPAL OFFICE, INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT, 'MR LUO QUIXIANG, TODAY (MAY 30) VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, HR PÉTER LEEDS, AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR JAMES SO.
THEY WERE BRIEFED BY MR SO AND SENIOR DEPARTMENTAL STAFF ON THE WORK OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND HONG KONG'S TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND TRAFFIC PLANNING ASPECTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MRS DOROTHY CHAN, THE PARTY THEN WENT TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL CONTROL ROOM. WHERE THEY WERE DRIEFED ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE TUNNEL CONTROLS.
THE TOUR ENDED AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE DIVISION WHERE THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE UNIT, MR J.R.V. SENEVIRATNE, EXPLAINED TO THE DELEGATION THE OPERATION OF THE KOWLOON AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
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