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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989
PRINCESS MARGARET RD FLYOVER TO BE FULLY REOPENED
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE COMPLETED IN 10 DAYS' TIME AND THE FLYOVER 18 SCHEDULED TO BE FULLY REOPENED TO TRAFFIC ON FRIDAY (MARCH 10).
FROM 3.30 PM ON MARCH 10, THE FLYOVER WILL BE OPENED FOR TWO- LANE TRAFFIC IN EACH DIRECTION.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE THREE-TONNE IMPOSED ON THE OLD FLYOVER WILL BE LIFTED.
GROSS WEIGHT RESTRICTION
THE LEFT-TURN BAN AND THE BUS LANE ON NORTHBOUND WATERLOO ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WILL ALSO BE REMOVED.
ALL VEHICLES CAN MAKE USE OF NORTHBOUND PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND WATERLO0 ROAD AT GROUND LEVEL ONLY TO GAIN ACCESS то WESTBOUND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
MOTORISTS USING THE FLYOVER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO WEAVE INTO IN INNER LANES OF WATERLOO ROAD TO GAIN ACCESS TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
THIS FORMS STAGE ONE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION THE REOPENING OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER.
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A TRAFFIC ENGINEER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR EDWIN (TUESDAY) BRIEFED MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF KOWLOON CITY.
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HE EXPLAINED THAT TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS HAD TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO STAGES BECAUSE SUBSTANTIAL GROUND LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION WORKS
AT THE JUNCTIONS OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, WATERLOO ROAD AND ARGYLE STREET WERE NOT EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE AUGUST THIS YEAR.
UNDER A TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE 1986 THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYOVER, VEHICLES FROM SOUTHERN KOWLOON HONG KONG ISLAND HEADING FOR PRINCE EDWARD ROAD ARE DIVERTED VIA CHING ROAD, SOARES AVENUE, ARGYLE STREET AND KADOORIE AVENUE.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF STAGE ONE OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS THE FULL REOPENING OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC PRESSURE ON THE DIVERSION ROUTE VIA KADOORIE AVENUE, BUT WILL NOT AT THE SAME TIME IMPOSE GREAT PRESSURE ON THE PRINCES9 MARGARET ROAD/WATERLOO ROAD JUNCTION WHERE ROAD WORKS ARE STILL BEING CARRIED OUT.
RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL MAJOR ACCESS ROUTE TO PRINCE EDWARD ROAD VIA WATERLOO ROAD IS FEASIBLE BECAUSE A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES HEADING FOR KOWLOON TONG AND LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL USE THE FLYOVER OF TRAVELLING VIA GROUND LEVEL PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD,
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