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TD continues to closely monitor traffic situation
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     The Transport Department (TD) today (September 30) said that in view of the road closure and traffic diversions in various districts, public transport services had been seriously affected. Today, more than 150 day time bus routes were diverted or truncated to omit Central, Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok districts and more than 60 day time bus routes were suspended.

     A spokesman for the department appealed to the public to plan the journey well in advance, use non-road based public transport means as far as possible, and to avoid driving to the affected districts. Members of the public are advised to watch out for the latest traffic and transport news broadcasts on TV and radio stations for the special transport and traffic arrangements.

     The TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre (ETCC) will continue to operate under the Joint Steering Mode and work in co-operation with public transport operators and relevant departments/parties to closely monitor the traffic situation and handle incidents of transport, and co-ordinate the dissemination of information on traffic and public transport services.

     Details of the major traffic and transport arrangements currently implemented are as follows:

(A) Road closure

     The following major road sections have been temporarily closed:

Hong Kong Island:

(a) Gloucester Road westbound between Tonnochy Road and Harcourt Road; (b) Gloucester Road eastbound between Fleming Road and Harcourt Road; (c) Harcourt Road both bounds; (d) Connaught Road Central both bounds between Pedder Street & Harcourt Road; (e) Tim Mei Avenue; (f) Legislative Council Road; (g) Lung Wui Road; (h) Tim Wa Road; (i) Performing Arts Avenue; (j) Rodney Street; (k) Queensway both bounds between Justice Drive and Garden Road; (l) Fenwick Pier Street flyover; (m) Cotton Tree Drive uphill bound; (n) Garden Road downhill bound (left turn only to Queen's Road Central); (o) Yee Wo Street; (p) Great George Street; (q) Hennessy Road both bounds between Yee Wo Street and Marsh Road; (r) Percival Street westbound between Lockhart Road and Russell Street; (s) Charter Road eastbound between Pedder Street and Murray Road; (t) Des Voeux Road Central both bounds between Pedder Street and Queensway; (u) Edinburgh Place; (v) Hennessy Road both bounds between Anton Street and Queen's Road East; (w) Expo Drive, (x) Expo Drive East; and (y) Expo Drive East.

Kowloon:

(a) Nathan Road southbound between Prince Edward Road West and Dundas Street; (b) Nathan Road northbound between Waterloo Road and Bute Street; (c) Argyle Street westbound between Fa Yuen Street and Portland Street; (d) Mong Kok Road eastbound between Portland Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South; (e) Sai Yeung Choi Street South northbound between Argyle Street and Nelson Street; and (f) Nelson Street westbound between Sai Yeung Choi Street South and Tung Choi Street.

(B) Traffic diversion

     The following traffic arrangements have been implemented:

* Traffic on Island Eastern Corridor westbound is diverted via Hing Fat Street, Causeway Road, Inner Gloucester Road, Percival Street, Leighton Road before accessing Wan Chai area
* Traffic heading to Wan Chai North is diverted via Tonnochy Road flyover
* Cross Harbour Tunnel southbound traffic is diverted via Tonnochy Road flyover before accessing Wan Chai North
* Vehicles travelling through Western Cross Harbour Crossing (Route 4) Hong Kong bound heading for Central North and financial districts are prohibited from entering Pedder Street and diverted to Lung Wo Road, Man Kwong Street and Man Yiu Street

(C) Public transport services being affected

Cross Harbour routes:

* 13 Cross Harbour routes travelling via Central and Wai Chai (including Routes 101, 103, 104, 108, 109, 111, 113, 115, 182, 373, 967X, 969A, 969B): services are suspended
* Western Harbour Crossing Routes (Central bound): services are truncated at Connaught Road Central near Pedder Street
* Eastern Harbour Crossing Routes (Central bound): services are truncated at Tin Hau or Causeway Road eastbound outside the main entrance of Victoria Park
* A number of Cross Harbour Tunnel Routes are truncated at Cross Harbour Tunnel toll plaza
* Cross Harbour Tunnel Routes (Eastern/Southern District bound): frequencies may be reduced

Hong Kong Island routes:

* 16 bus routes (including Citybus Routes 1, 3B, 6A, 12, 12A, 12M, 629A, and New World First Bus Routes 13, 15C, 18P, 18X, 23, 26, H1, H2, 590A) are suspended
* Bus routes from Eastern District to Central/Western District: services are truncated at Tin Hau
* Bus routes from Eastern District to Central travelling via Island Eastern Corridor are truncated at Wan Chai North or Canal Road
* Bus routes from Western District to Central/Eastern District: services may be truncated at Exchange Square
* Bus routes plying between Southern District and Hong Kong Island North via Aberdeen Tunnel or Wong Nai Chung Road are truncated at Morrison Hill Road
* Bus routes plying between Southern District and Eastern District do not operate via Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
* Bus routes 629 and 629S to Ocean Park are truncated at Tin Hau

Kowloon routes:

* 7 KMB routes 6F, 18, 41, 41A, 45, 212, 287X are suspended
* KMB routes plying between Tseung Kwan O/ Kowloon East and Mong Kok via Argyle Street are truncated at Kowloon City roundabout (including 1, 1A, 2A, 9, 13D, 16, 93K, 98C, 203E, 296C)
* KMB routes 27, 95 plying between Kowloon East and Mong Kok via Prince Edward Road West are diverted via Sai Yee Street and then return to Kowloon East
* KMB routes plying between New Territories West/Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok via Nathan Road are truncated at Cheung Sha Wan Road (Nam Cheong Street) or Mei Foo (including 2, 30X, 32, 33A, 35A, 36B, 37, 42A, 43C, 44, 46, 52X, 58X, 59X, 60X, 66X, 67X, 68X, 69X, 234X, 238X, 265B, 63X (Mei Foo only))
* KMB bus routes plying between Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok (including 6, 6C, 81) are truncated at Tai Po Road or Argyle Street
* KMB bus routes plying between New Territories East and Mong Kok via Nathan Road are diverted via Waterloo Road and Nathan Road (Yau Ma Tei section) and skipped Mong Kok (including 87D, 281A, 72X)
* KMB bus route 3C plying between Tze Wan Shan and Mong Kok via Nathan Road is truncated at Kowloon Tong
* KMB bus route 10 plying between Choi Wan and Mong Kok via Argyle Street is truncated at Waterloo Road near Kowloon Hospital
* KMB bus route 87B plying between San Tin Wai and Mong Kok via Argyle Street is truncated at Fuk Wa Street
* Routes E21, E21A plying between AsiaWorld-Expo/Tung Chung and Mong Kok via Nathan Road are truncated at Cheung Sha Wan Road (Yen Chow Street)

Airport bus routes:

* Both bounds service of Route A11 is diverted via Cross Harbour Tunnel and skipped Central district
* Both bounds service of Route A12 is diverted via Eastern Harbour Crossing and skipped Central and Western districts
* Both bounds service of Route A21 do not operate via Nathan Road between Public Square Street and Lai Chi Kok Road

GMB services

Services of some GMB routes operating via Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok may be suspended, route diverted or frequency adjusted.

Hong Kong Tramway

Tram services between Western Market and Victoria Park are suspended.

MTR

MTR services may be affected.  Members of the public are advised to pay attention to MTR announcements.

Ends/Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Issued at HKT 23:58

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