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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1987
CONSULTANTS TO STUDY LION ROCK TUNNEL CONGESTION
THE GOVERNMENT WILL COMMISSION A CONSULTANCY STUDY IN EARLY OCTOBER TO EXPLORE WAYS OF EASING CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL, THE ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR YEUNG YU-CHEONG, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON
SPEAKING AT AN INFORMAL MECTING OF THE INTER-DISTRICT WORKING GROUP ON TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL. MR YEUNG SAID THE $1.5 MILLION STUDY WAS EXPECTED TO
ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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THE STUDY WOULD LOOK INTO VARIOUS POSSIBILITIES INCLUDING THE TIDAL FLOW ARRANGEMENTS AT THE TUNNEL AND ΤΑΙ PO ROAD; ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON TAI PO ROAD; AND BANNING CERTAIN TYPES OF VEHICLES FROM USING THE TUNNEL DURING PEAK HOURS, MR YEUNG SAID.
ON FISCAL MEASURES, THE STUDY WILL ASSESS THE FEASIBILITIES OF INTRODUCING DIFFERENT TOLL LEVELS DURING DIFFERENT PERIODS OF THE DAY; DEVISING THE APPROPRIATE TOLL LEVELS AT ROUTE 5 TUNNEL BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN DUE FOR COMPLETION IN LATE 1989 TO ACHIEVE THE DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC FROM THE TUNNEL AND TAI PO ROAD; AND ABOLISHING THE TUNNEL TOLLS.
THE CONSULTANTS WILL ALSO STUDY THE POSSIBILITIES OF ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF TAI PO ROAD SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN SHA TIN AND KOWLOON; REPROVIDING THE ABANDONED KCR TUNNEL FOR ONE WAY USE; AND INCREASING PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAPACITY.
"IT IS HOPED THAT A COMBINATION OF THESE MEASURES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTAIN CONGESTION AT THE TUNNEL AND TAI PO ROAD TO A TOLERABLE LEVEL BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL IN LATE 1992 WHICH PROVIDES A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, MR YEUNG SAID.
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THE INTER-DISTRICT WORKING GROUP AND THE CONCERNED DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD BE CONSULTED BEFORE THE CONSULTANCY STUDY'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED,
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MR YEUNG ALSO TOLD THE MEETING THAT A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENT MEASURES HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO EASE CONGESTION AT THE TUNNEL. THESE INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF PRE-PAID TUNNEL TICKETS; THE PROVISION OF FOUR EXTRA TOLL BOOTHS; THE ENACTMENT OF THE EXACT PAYMENT LEGISLATION; AND THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF THE BUS ONLY BETWEEN WORLDWIDE GARDENS AND THE TOLL PLAZA DURING MORNING HOURS.
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