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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1993

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AIRPORT COMMITTEE TO MEET ON JUNE 18

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THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES HAVE AGREED TO CONTINUE

ON CONSULTATIONS

AIRPORT RELATED MATTERS.

OF THE NEXT MEETING AIRPORT COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 18.

LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD TO BE IMPROVED

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THE SECTION OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD BETWEEN THE TOLL PLAZA AND SHA TIN ROAD BRIDGE IS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE WORKS TODAY (FRIDAY), THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CHRUNG TAI-YAN, SAID IMPROVEMENT WORKS WOULD ALSO BE TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK.

THESE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SUPER-ELEVATION ON BENDS, LENGTHENING THE SLIP ROADS TO AND FROM THE HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE, INSTALLATION OF OVERHEAD GANTRY SIGNS, IMPROVEMENT TO THE ROAD DRAINAGE AND REPROVISIONING OF ROAD LIGHTING.

STAGES.

MR CHEUNG SAID THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO

"STAGE I IS FROM THE HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE TO SHA TIN ROAD AND STAGE II IS FROM THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA TO THE HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE. IN BOTH STAGES, ONE TRAFFIC LANE AT A TIME WILL BK CLOSED FOR RECONSTRUCTION," HE SAID.

DURING THE STAGE I WORK, ONLY THREE LANES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TRAFFIC. THEREFORE, TIDAL FLOW HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO COPE WITH THE PEAK-HOUR FLOW FOR KOWLOON-BOUND AND NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND TRAFFIC.

ACCORDINGLY, FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM, THERE WILL BE TWO LANES FOR KOWLOON-BOUND AND ONE FOR NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND. AND FROM 4 PM TO MIDNIGHT, THE MIDDLE LANE WILL BE REVERTED SO THAT TWO LANES WILL FOR NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND AND ONE FOR KOWLOON-BOUND.

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FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM, ONLY ONE LANE WILL BE OPENED FOR RACH DIRECTION FOR THE SAKE OF BETTER SAFETY.

FOR STAGE II, SINCE TWO TRAFFIC LANES WILL BE MAINTAINED IN BACH DIRECTION THROUGHOUT THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK, TIDAL FLOW ARRANGEMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. HOWEVER, THE BUS-ONLY LANE WILL HAVE TO BE SUSPENDED.

MR CHEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE REDUCED FROM 70 KM PER HOUR TO 50 KM PER HOUR DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK.

REPROVISION OF ROAD

COMPLETED IN EARLY JULY.

LIGHTING IS NOW IN HAND AND WILL BE

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