XN000022-1986-06-17 — Page 5

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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1986

WHEN STAGE I STARTS, ONE OF THE THREE LANES ON THE FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR DEMOLITION AND THE REMAINING TWO LANES REROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.

MR LAM POINTED OUT THAT DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME, CONGESTION IS EXPECTED AS IN MOST MAJOR TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS, BUT ONCE THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS TRAFFIC SHOULD BE SMOOTHER.

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE ARRANGEMENTS.

STAGE OF THE SCHEME, DESIGNED TO FACILITATE WATERMAINS LAYING WORKS AND TO MAKE WAY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF STAGES 11 AND I WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE CORRIDORS FOR PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND,

THE EXISTING RIGHT-TURN BAN FROM SOARES AVENUE ON TO ARGYLE STREET AND FROM ARGYLE STREET ON TO KADOOR IE AVENUE WILL BE LIFTED. KADOORIE AVENUE WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY AND WILL BE BANNED TO GOODS VEHICLES EXCEEDING 5.5 TONNES EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING LOCAL ACCESS.

THIS WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR FOR PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND. VEHICLES BEFORE REACHING THE FLYOVER CAN TURN OFF AT PUI CHING ROAD AND CONTINUE ALONG SOARES AVENUE, MR LAM EXPLAINED. FROM SOARES AVENUE, VEHICLES CAN TURN RIGHT AT ARGYLE STREET TO TAKE THE ARGYLE STREET FLYOVER ABOVE THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER.

THEY CAN ALSO TURN LEFT AT ARGYLE STREET TO FOLLOW THE EXTENSION OF THIS CORRIDOR ALONG KADOOR IE AVENUE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST WESTBOUND AND EMBANKMENT ROAD, HE SAID.

TO ENHANCE SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG THESE ALTERNATIVE CORRIDORS, NO-STOPPING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY ON SOARES AVENUE; THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF PUI CHING ROAD BETWEEN SHEUNG HING STREET AND WATERLOO ROAD; EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF ARGYLE STREET BETWEEN PEACE AVENUE AND WATERLOO ROAD WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF ARGYLE STREET BETWEEN YIM PO FONG STREET AND PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD; AND WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST AND VICTORY AVENUE EXCEPT THE SECTION BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND SOARES AVENUE-PỤI CHING ROAD.

IN ADDITION, A 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE SLIP ROAD LINKING PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND AND PUI CHING ROAD.

TO REDUCE CONGESTION ALONG THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD- WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND CORRIDOR, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST EAST OF WATERLOO ROAD WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY WESTBOUND.

/TO ENCOURAGE