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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987

"THIS WILL ALLOW THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE TO CARRY OUT DETAILED STUDIES ON THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS RESULTING FROM THE INCREASED ROAD CAPACITY MADE AVAILABLE BY THE OPENING OF THE NEW BRIDGE, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONS OF FRANCHISED BUSES CAN ALSO BE ASSESSED OVER A SETTLING DOWN PERIOD WITH BOTH THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE AND TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE OPEN.'

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UNDER THE EXISTING TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND GREEN MINIBUSES ARE BANNED FROM MAKING RIGHT TURNS FROM TSING YI ROAD NORTHBOUND ON TO THE SOUTH BRIDGE; FROM THE SOUTH BRIDGE ON TO TSING YI HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD NORTHBOUND; AND FROM CHUNG MEI ROAD ON TO TSING YI HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD SOUTHBOUND.

"THE SCHEME WILL BE REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF FINDINGS FROM THE STUDIES ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS, AND THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE CONSULTED AT ITS MEETING ON JANUARY 12 NEXT YEAR.

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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF THE SOUTH BRIDGE, STRENGTHENING WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE BRIDGE FROM MID-1988 AND A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC MEASURES WILL HAVE TO BE ENFORCED.

"STARTING FROM LATE 1988 OR EARLY 1989, TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTH BRIDGE WILL HAVE TO BE CONVERTED INTO ONE-LANE TWO-WAY OPERATIONS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE ERECTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS, HE SAID.

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"IN MID-1989, THE SOUTH BRIDGE WILL HAVE ΤΟ BE CLOSED COMPLETELY TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS.

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REVIEW FINDINGS OF THE EXISTING TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHAT MEASURES CAN BE INTRODUCED DURING THE BRIDGE STRENGTHENING PROJECT. MOTORISTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE ARRANGEMENTS IN DUE COURSE.

MEANWHILE, TOGETHER WITH THE OPENING OF TSING TSUEN ROAD (TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE ROAD) STRETCHING FROM THE ROUNDABOUT AT CHEUNG ON ESTATE IN TSING YI TO THE ROUNDABOUT UNDERNEATH TSUEN WAN ROAD AT TEXACO ROAD, THE SECTION OF ROAD TY8 FROM ROAD TY6 TO THE ROUNDABOUT AT CHEUNG ON ESTATE, THE SECTION OF ROAD TY5 FROM CHING HONG ROAD ΤΟ ROAD TYS AT CHEUNG ON ESTATE, ROAD TY18, AND ROAD TY20 WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 5 PM ON FRIDAY.

IN ADDITION, ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND VEHICLES DRIVEN BY LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE BANNED FROM USING TSING TSUEN ROAD. THE ROAD WILL ALSO BE MADE A 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY ON WHICH NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.

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