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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1984

PLAN TO EASE CAUSEWAY BAY TRAFFIC FLOW

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A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME TO EASE CONGESTION IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BE INTRODUCED IN GLOUCESTER ROAD, OUTSIDE WORLD TRADE CENTRE FROM THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 16).

THE SCHEME WILL PROVIDE A SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENT TO THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AROUND THE KINGSTON STREET-PATERSON STREET-GLOUCESTER ROAD AREA.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID, TRAFFIC DIVERTED INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE TAI HANG ROAD FLYOVER WAS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF CONGESTION.+

+THE SITUATION BECOMES WORSE DURING PEAK HOURS WHEN VEHICLES ON GLOUCESTER ROAD OUTSIDE WORLD TRADE CENTRE TRY TO JOIN THE QUEUE TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL OR TO WEAVE ACROSS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL-BOUND LANE,* HE SAID.

HE SAID THAT THE SITUATION WOULD BE REMEDIED WHEN THE NEW FLYOVER NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED IS OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM THE TAI HANG ROAD FLYOVER TO JOIN DIRECTLY WITH THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF VICTORIA PARK ROAD.

THE FLYOVER IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

+HOWEVER, DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD, IT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO INTRODUCE SOME TRAFFIC MEASURES TO REDUCE CONGESTION, HE SAID.

UNDER THE SCHENE, THE NARROW EXIT FROM GLOUCESTER ROAD ON TO VICTORIA PARK ROAD OUTSIDE WORLD TRADE CENTRE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DURING THE HOURS FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 5 PM TO 7 PM DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

DURING THE CLOSURE OF THE EXIT, VEHICLES ON GLOUCESTER ROAD OUTSIDE WORLD TRADE CENTRE WISHING TO GO TO KOWLOON VIA CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL CAN USE THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES

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GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND SERVICE ROAD, STEWART ROAD SOUTHBOUND, LOCKHART ROAD' EASTBOUND, MARSH ROAD FLYOVER NORTHBOUND HUNG HING ROAD WESTBOUND, TONNOCHY ROAD SOUTHBOUND AND REJOIN GLOUCESTER ROAD EASTBOUND.

PERCIVAL STREET SOUTHBOUND, LEIGHTON ROAD WESTBOUND, WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD AND CANAL ROAD FLYOVER NORTHBOUND.

WESTBOUND UP-RALP

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