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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988

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BUS SERVICES ON HK ISLAND TO BE ADJUSTED

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THE TRANSPORT

EXPRESS ROUTE NO. 18 CENTRAL) AND WEST POINT INTRODUCED FROM TUESDAY

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A PLYING BETWEEN NORTH POINT

(HOLLAND STREET) VIA WAN CHAI (AUGUST 16).

NEW CMB URBAN (HEALTHY STREET NORTH WILL DE

THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 6.27 PM FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 2.51 PM ON SATURDAYS AT A FREQUENCY OF NINE TO 12 MINUTES. THE SINGLE JOURNEY FARE WILL BE $1.50.

AT THE SAME TIME, CMB ROUTE NO. 10A PLYING BETWEEN NORTH FERRY AND CENTRAL (WING WO STREET) WILL OPERATE DURING PEAK HOURS ONLY, THAT IS, BETWEEN 6.50 AM AND 8 PM FROM MONDAYS

FRIDAYS AND BETWEEN 6.50 AM AND 10.12 AM ON SATURDAYS.

POINT

то

ROUTE

MEANWHILE, CMB

5M FROM

NO. 108 RUNNING BETWEEN NORTH POINT

ROUTE NO. (HEALTHY STREET CENTRAL) AND CENTRAL (MACAU FERRY) AND PLYING BETWEEN KENNEDY TOWN AND WAN CHAI FERRY WILL BE WITHDRAWN SERVICE..

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THESE CHARGES ARE MADE TO RATIONALISE THE EXISTING AUS SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO BETTER UTILISING BUS RESOURCES AND REDUCING LOW-PATRONAGE ROUTES.

REMINDER ON ARGYLE STREET ROADWORKS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT WORKS TO RECONSTRUCT THE ROAD PAVEMENT IN ARGYLE STRRET AT ITS JUNCTION WITH LOMOND ROAD WILL START TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE ROADWORKS ARE NECESSARY TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY. THEY WILL INVOLVE DIGGING UP THE EXISTING DEFECTIVE ROAD PAVEMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD PAVEMENT IN CONCRETE AND ANCILLARY ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW AT THIS BUSY TRAFFIC JUNCTION, THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN EIGHT STAGES AND WILL TAKE ABOUT BIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

DURING THE WORK PERIOD. PART OF THE CARRIAGEWAY AT THE JUNCTION WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

USERS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP ON SITE TO GUIDE ROAD

AS CONGESTION IS EXPECTED AT THIS JUNCTION DURING PEAK HOURS, MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND PATIENCE OR USE OTHER ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE.