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MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1986

WATER STORAGE ****

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 64.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 377.353 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 348.615 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 59.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

FURTHER STAGES IN TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME

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STAGES TWO AND THREE OF THE TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME RELATING TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM THURSDAY (AUGUST 14) AND THE END OF AUGUST RESPECTIVELY.

THE RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANE TO THE FLYOVER.

TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC, A THREE-PHASE DIVERSION SCHEME WAS DRAWN UP.

STAGE ONE OF THE SCHEME, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF STAGES TWO AND THREE, TOOK EFFECT ON JUNE 26.

WHEN STAGE THREE BEGINS, ONE OF THE THREE LANES OF THE EXISTING FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR DEMOLITION AND THE REMAINING TWO LANES WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.

SOME CONGESTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS THAT STAGES TWO AND THREE ARE IN EFFECT.

BUT ONCE THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE TRAFFIC FLOW SHOULD BE SMOOTHER.

UNDER THE STAGE TWO ARRANGEMENTS, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND GREEN MINIBUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT FROM WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND ON TO PUI CHING ROAD EASTBOUND. MOTORISTS HEADING FOR HO MAN TIN CAN USE THE FOLLOWING DIVERSION: WATERLOO ROAD, SOARES AVENUE, ARGYLE STREET, WATERLOO ROAD AND PUI CHING ROAD.

/AS CONGESTION