Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island
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(I)
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 4am to noon:
Road closure
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- Edinburgh Place east and north of City Hall, except for vehicles leaving City Hall car park;
- Lung Wo Road, except the slow lane of westbound Lung Wo Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Edinburgh Place;
- Yiu Sing Street;
- The general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park; and
- The slow lane of southbound Man Yiu Street from the junction with Lung Wo Road to a point about 40 metres north of the same junction.
Traffic diversions
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- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to Yiu Sing Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Cheung Street cannot enter Lung Wo Road and will be diverted via Man Yiu Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Po Street cannot enter Yiu Sing Street and will be diverted via Man Yiu Street;
- Traffic along Edinburgh Place east of City Hall cannot enter Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along northbound Legislative Council Road cannot turn left to westbound Lung Wo Road and will be diverted via southbound Legislative Council Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Lung Wui Road cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road; and
- Traffic along westbound Fenwick Pier Street cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road.
Suspension of parking spaces
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All motorcycle parking spaces at general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park will be suspended.
(II)
A. Road closure
From 7am:
- Stadium Path.
From 8am:
- Northbound Caroline Hill Road between Link Road and Eastern Hospital Road;
- Uphill Link Road between Caroline Hill Road and Broadwood Road;
- Downhill Broadwood Road between Link Road and Ventris Road;
- Southbound Tai Hang Road between Broadwood Road and upper Blue Pool Road, except for local residents, franchised buses and green mini-buses (GMBs);
- Eastbound Tai Hang Road between Broadwood Road and lower Blue Pool Road, except for local residents, franchised buses and GMBs;
- Mount Butler Road between Tai Hang Road and Price Road;
- Uphill leftmost lane of Wong Nai Chung Gap Road between the French International School and the Hong Kong Girl Guides Sandilands Centre；and
- If necessary, Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path;.
B. Traffic diversions
From 7.30am:
- Caroline Hill Road between 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.
From 8am:
- Traffic along southbound Caroline Hill Road cannot turn right to uphill Link Road;
- Link Road between Broadwood Road and Caroline Hill Road will be maintained one-way downhill. Traffic along downhill Link Road may not be allowed to turn right at the junction of Link Road and Caroline Hill Road and that of Caroline Hill Road and Leighton Road;
- Broadwood Road between Link Road and Tai Hang Road will be maintained one-way uphill southbound. All traffic along Broadwood Road will be diverted to northbound Tai Hang Road;
- Traffic along southbound Tai Hang Road will be diverted to Perkins Road or make a U-turn to northbound Tai Hang Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Tai Hang Road and lower westbound Blue Pool Road will be diverted to westbound Tai Hang Road, except for local residents, franchised bus routes No.41A and 11, and GMB routes No.14M and 24M;
- Mount Butler Road between Mount Butler Drive and Price Road will be re-routed one-way downhill; and
- If necessary, traffic along northbound Caroline Hill Road cannot turn right to Eastern Hospital Road.
From 9.30am:
- Traffic along Stubbs Road cannot enter the Wanchai Gap Park area. All vehicles will be diverted to Magazine Gap Road or Coombe Road.
C. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All parking spaces on Stadium Path, Caroline Hill Road and Hoi Ping Road will be suspended from 6am to noon.
All parking spaces on Coombe Road will be suspended from 6am to 3pm.
D. Prohibition to learner drivers
The following roads will be prohibited to all learner drivers from 6am to 3pm:
- Tai Hang Road;
- Leighton Road;
- Sharp Street East;
- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Link Road;
- Stadium Path;
- Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road Service Road;
- Broadwood Road;
- Southbound Wong Nai Chung Gap Road;
- Southbound Stubbs Road flyover;
- Aberdeen Reservoir Road; and
- Yue Kwong Road.
All vehicles parked illegally may be towed away without prior notice.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
Ends/Friday, January 12, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:39
Issued at HKT 17:39
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