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Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the holding of a soccer match at the Hong Kong Stadium tomorrow (November 19).
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented in phases from 6pm:
Phase I
I. Road closure
- Caroline Hill Road between Cotton Path and Leighton Road/Pennington Street will be closed , except for vehicles heading for St. Paul¡¦s Hospital when the access from Tung Lo Wan Road is closed.
II. Traffic diversion
- Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Stadium Path will be re-routed one way southbound; and
- Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be re-routed one way northbound.
III. Passenger alighting arrangements
- The drop-off zone for taxis will be at the southern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road at the eastern side of the main entrance of the Hong Kong Stadium; and
-The drop-off zone for private cars will be at the northern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road at the eastern side of the Hong Kong Stadium. Private cars are not allowed to drop off passengers outside the main entrance of the Hong Kong Stadium.
Phase II
I. Road closure
- Same as Phase I; and
- Westbound Hysan Avenue between Hoi Ping Road and Sunning Road.
II. Traffic diversion
- Same as Phase I;
- Traffic cones will be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffic entering Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road;
- Traffic from Link Road downhill to northbound Caroline Hill Road must turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
- Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be re-routed one way eastbound;
- Traffic cones will be laid on eastbound Hysan Avenue to facilitate two lanes of traffic to turn right to Hoi Ping Road;
- Traffic on westbound Hysan Avenue between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road must turn left to Sunning Road;
- Vehicles leaving the Lee Gardens must turn left to Hysan Avenue; and
- Depending on traffic situation, a section of Lee Garden Road between Foo Ming Street and Lan Fong Road may be re-routed one way northbound. Affected vehicles at Lan Fong Road must turn right to northbound Lee Garden Road and head to southbound Percival Street via Foo Ming Street.
III. Passenger alighting arrangements
- Same as Phase I.
Phase III
I. Road closure
- Same as Phase II.
II. Traffic diversion
- Same as Phase II; and
- All vehicles heading for the Hong Kong Stadium may be permitted to turn right from the offside lane of eastbound Leighton Road to Caroline Hill Road.
III. Passenger alighting arrangements
- Same as Phase II.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 9.30pm if necessary:
I. Road closure
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road service road;
- Cotton Path;
- the downhill section of northbound Link Road (except for vehicles heading for No.1A, 3, 5 and 7 of Link Road);
- Hoi Ping Road; and
- Leighton Road.
II. Traffic diversion
- Vehicles at Leighton Road cannot enter Caroline Hill Road for Link Road; and
- During the closure of Leighton Road, traffic from westbound Causeway Road will be directed to Irving Street; traffic from eastbound Morrison Hill Road will be diverted via Canal Road West; traffic from southbound Percival Street must turn right to westbound Leighton Road; and traffic from southbound Canal Road East cannot turn left to Leighton Road.
Learner drivers prohibition
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The following roads will be prohibited to all learner drivers between 5pm and 11pm:
- Leighton Road;
- Hysan Avenue;
- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Link Road;
- Stadium Path;
- Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road; and
- Eastern Hospital Road service road.
In addition, learner drivers will not be allowed to enter Tung Lo Wan Road from Causeway Road.
Parking spaces
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All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended between 5pm and 11pm:
- Stadium Path;
- Northbound Caroline Hill Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; and
- Hoi Ping Road.
Vehicles may not be permitted to leave or enter car parks along Caroline Hill Road, Eastern Hospital Road, Stadium Path, and Tung Lo Wan Road between Cotton Path and Causeway Road during the road closure period.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the special traffic arrangements specified above will be towed away without prior notice.
Actual implementation of road closure and traffic diversion will be made by the Police at the time depending on traffic conditions in the areas. Motorists are urged to take heed of traffic signs and follow the instructions of Police at scene.
Police Report No.246
Ends/Monday, November 18, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:24
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