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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

+ HOWEVER, LOWER SPEED LIMIT OF 50 KPH WILL APPLY AT THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS SITUATED AT ITS JUNCTIONS WITH LAM KAM ROAD AND HONG LOK YUEN ACCESS ROAD. MOTORISTS ENTERING THE JUNCTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOWER THE SPEED TO 50 KPH, SLOW DOWN FURTHER AND GIVE WAY AT THE ROUNDABOUTS, MR LEE SAID.

+SPECIAL YELLOW BAR MARKINGS WILL BE MADE ON THE CARRIAGEWAY OF THE TRUNK ROAD LEADING TO THE ROUNDABOUTS TO WARN MOTORISTS TO REDUCE SPEED. OTHER HIGH STANDARD TRAFFIC AIDS WILL BE INSTALLED TO GIVE DRIVERS ADEQUATE WARNING, HE ADDED.

TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SAFETY, FRICTION COURSE MATERIAL WOULD BE LAID ON THE ROAD SURFACE TO PROVIDE GOOD SKID RESISTANCE EVEN IN WET WEATHER, AND HIGH STANDARD TRAFFIC AND DIRECTION SIGNS, ROAD MARKINGS AND STREET LIGHTING HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

LEARNER DRIVERS AND RED MINIBUSES WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE HIGH-CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD WHERE 24-HOUR NO-STOPPING RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED.

TWO EXPRESS BUS ROUTES, 72X FROM TAI PO CENTRAL TO TAI KOK TSUI FERRY AND 74X FROM TAI PO CENTRAL TO KWUN TONG FERRY, WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO PLY ALONG THE TRUNK ROAD.

HOWEVER, KMB ROUTES 64K, 65K, 69, 70 AND 73 AS WELL AS GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 21K AND 25K WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO RUN ALONG THE SERVICE ROADS OF THE TRUNK ROAD BETWEEN WO HOP SHEK INTERCHANGE AND LAM KAM ROAD ROUNDABOUT.

THE EXISTING GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 65R PLYING BETWEEN SHA TIN KCR STATION AND THE MEI SHA INTERNATIONAL FERRY TERMINAL WOULD BE DIVERTED TO USE THE MA LIU SHUI INTERCHANGE.

THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD ENABLE MA LIU SHUI FERRY PASSENGERS, WHO AT PRESENT HAVE TO WALK 20 MINUTES TO THE NEAREST TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE AT THE KCR UNIVERSITY STATION, TO TRAVEL DIRECTLY TO SHA TIN TOWN CENTRE.

+IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MUCH OF THE CURRENT TRAFFIC ON TAI PO ROAD WILL BE ATTRACTED TO THE NEW ROAD, THUS IMPROVING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON TAI PO ROAD. THE PROBLEM OF CONGESTION AT KAU TO SHAN ROAD IN SHA TIN WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST, MR LEE SAID.