Crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements for Hong Kong Cyclothon
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In the morning of the event day, the 50km Ride and 30km Ride will start at Salisbury Road outside of the Empire Centre and take route via West Kowloon and New Territories South before finishing at Salisbury Road near the 1881 Heritage.
Depending on the prevailing crowd situation, Police will consider implementing crowd safety management measures in the vicinity of the racecourse and other crowded area in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The following special traffic arrangements will also be implemented:
Kowloon
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Phase 1
The layby outside Mody Road Garden will be closed from 8pm on December 17 to about 3.30pm on December 18, or until the race has completed.
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to about 11am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Southbound West Kowloon Highway between Tsing Kwai Highway and the slip road of southbound Lin Cheung Road;
2. The slip road leading from southbound Lin Cheung Road to eastbound Lai Cheung Road;
3. The slip road leading from northbound Lai Po Road to eastbound Tsing Sha Highway.
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic along Mei Ching Road cannot enter the southbound West Kowloon Highway via the slip road leading from Mei Ching Interchange to West Kowloon Highway; and
2. Traffic along northbound Lai Po Road cannot enter the slip road of eastbound Tsing Sha Highway.
Mody Road between Mody Square and Mody Road Garden will be closed from 1am to about 10.30am on December 18, or until the race has completed.
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to about 3.30pm on December 18, or until the race has completed:
1. Southbound Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass;
2. Both bounds of Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Princess Margaret Road Link;
3. The second and third lanes of eastbound Hung Hom Bypass between Princess Margaret Road Link and Hung Hom Road;
4. The third and fourth lanes of westbound Hung Hom Bypass between Princess Margaret Road Link and Hung Hom Road;
5. The second and third lanes of eastbound Hung Hom Road between Hung Hom Bypass and Hung Hum South Road;
6. The second and third lanes of westbound Hung Hom Road between Tak Fung Street and Hung Hom Bypass;
7. Hong Wan Path;
8. The slip road leading from Metropolis Drive to Hung Hom Bypass;
9. Mody Lane;
10. Salisbury Road Underpass;
11. Southbound Salisbury Road between Cross Harbour Tunnel Administration Building and Science Museum Road; and
12. Both directions of Salisbury Road between Science Museum Road and Chatham Road South.
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link must turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
2. Traffic along eastbound Metropolis Drive must turn left to northbound Princess Margaret Road Link or the down ramp slip road of eastbound Hung Lai Road;
3. Traffic along southbound Science Museum Road must turn left to northbound Hong Chong Road;
4. Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Road must travel via the slip road of Hung Hom Bypass to Cheong Wan Road and other destinations;
5. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn right to westbound Cameron Road, or must turn right to westbound Salisbury Road after the completion of road closure item five as mentioned below, except for franchised buses;
6. Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Chatham Road south, except for franchised buses;
7. Traffic along eastbound Mody Road must make an U-turn at Mody Road near Mody Lane; and
8. Traffic along westbound Mody Road must make an U-turn at Mody Road near Mody Road Garden.
Phase 2
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 2.30am to about 9.30am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Westbound Salisbury Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road;
2. Eastbound Salisbury Road slip road near Chatham Road South; and
3. Southbound Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road, except for franchised buses.
Traffic diversions
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Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn right to westbound Cameron Road; or must turn left to eastbound Mody Road, not applicable to vehicles over seven metres in length.
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 2.30am to about 11am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Northbound Kowloon Park Drive between Salisbury Road and Canton Road;
2. Eastbound Peking Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
3. The second and third lanes of westbound Middle Road between Hankow Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
4. Southbound Canton Road between Haiphong Road and Salisbury Road;
5. Southbound Ashley Road between Peking Road and Middle Road;
6. Westbound Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Pier and Nathan Road;
7. Eastbound Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Pier and Kowloon Park Drive;
8. The fourth lane of eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road;
9. The fourth and fifth lanes of eastbound Salisbury Road between Hankow Road and Nathan Road;
10. The third and fourth lanes of eastbound Salisbury Road between Nathan Road and Middle Road; and
11. Southbound Lin Cheung Road between West Kowloon Highway and Jordan Road.
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic along southbound Canton Road must turn left to eastbound Haiphong Road;
2. Traffic along westbound Middle Road must turn left to southbound Kowloon Park Drive;
3. Traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to eastbound Salisbury Road;
4. Traffic along southbound Lin Chueng Road must travel via slip road of southbound Nga Cheung Road Flyover and southbound West Kowloon Highway; and
5. Traffic along eastbound Peking Road cannot turn right to southbound Ashley Road.
Phase 3
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 3am to about 11am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Eastbound Jordan Road between Jordan Road Flyover and Lin Cheung Road;
2. The fourth lane of westbound Jordan Road between Wui Man Road and Lin Cheung Road;
3. Eastbound Jordan Road Flyover between Hoi Po Road and northbound Lin Cheung Road;
4. Westbound Jordan Road Flyover between Hoi Po Road and Nga Cheung Road;
5. The third and fourth lanes of northbound Lin Cheung Road between northbound Lin Cheung Road slip road and Jordan Road;
6. The third and fourth lanes of southbound Lin Cheung Road Underpass between northbound Lin Cheung Road slip road and Austin Road West Underpass;
7. Northbound Lin Cheung Road Lowest Level Underpass between Austin Road West Underpass and Exit of Lin Cheung Road Lowest Level Underpass;
8. Westbound Austin Road West;
9. Westbound Austin Road West Underpass;
10. Austin Road West At-grade East Loop Road; and
11. The elevated road of northbound Nga Cheung Road between Austin Road West and Jordan Road;
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic along westbound Austin Road must turn to northbound Canton Road or southbound Canton Road;
2. Traffic along northbound Canton Road cannot turn left to westbound Austin Road West;
3. Traffic along International Commerce Centre (ICC) must turn left to the elevated road of southbound Nga Cheung Road;
4. Traffic along westbound Jordan Road leading for Lin Cheung Road must make an U-turn at the northern roundabout of Nga Cheung Road, and turn left to northbound Lin Cheung Road via eastbound Jordan Road;
5. Traffic along To Wah Road must turn left to northbound Lin Cheung Road at eastbound Jordan Road; and
6. Traffic along westbound Jordan Road Flyover must turn left to the elevated road of southbound Nga Cheung Road.
Phase 4
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 4.15am to about 11am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
1. Northbound Canton Road between China Hong Kong City and Austin Road west; and
2. Northbound Canton Road between the ingress / egress of China Hong Kong City and Kowloon Park Drive will be re-routed one-way southbound.
New Territories
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Phase 1
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to about 7.15am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Upper deck of Lantau Link Kowloon bound.
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic from Lantau to Kowloon will be diverted via the lower deck of Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road;
2. Traffic from Lantau to Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will be diverted via the lower deck of Lantau Link and northbound Ting Kau Bridge before reaching Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel;
3. Traffic from Ma Wan to Kowloon will be diverted via westbound Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the lower deck of Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road; and
4. Traffic from Ma Wan to Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will be diverted via westbound Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the lower deck of Lantau Link and northbound Ting Kau Bridge before reaching Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel.
Phase 2
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to about 9am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Eagle’s Nest Tunnel Sha Tin bound;
2. The slip road leading from eastbound Ching Cheung Road to northbound Tsing Sha Highway; and
3. The northbound carriageways of Tsing Sha Highway between West Kowloon Highway and portal of Eagle’s Nest Tunnel Sha Tin bound.
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic along West Kowloon to New Territories East via Eagle’s Nest Tunnel will be diverted via northbound Castle Peak Road, eastbound Ching Cheung Road, eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel;
2. Traffic along eastbound Ching Cheung Road to New Territories East will be diverted via eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel;
3. Traffic along northbound West Kowloon Highway to New Territories East will be diverted via northbound Lin Cheung Road, westbound Mei Ching Road, northbound Container Port Road South, eastbound Ching Cheung Road, eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel; and
4. Traffic along northbound Lin Cheung Road to New Territories East will be diverted via westbound Lai Po Road, westbound Hing Wah Street West, northbound Container Port Road South, eastbound Ching Cheung Road, eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel.
Phase 3
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to about 11am on December 18, or until the race has completed:
Road closure
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1. Southbound carriageways of Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Cheung Tsing Highway;
2. Southbound Ting Kau Bridge;
3. Exits from Lantau Link to southbound Cheung Tsing Highway;
4. The slip roads leading from Tsing Yi South Bridge, Kwai Chung Road and Tsuen Wan Road to southbound Tsing Kwai Highway;
5. Eastbound carriageways of Tsing Sha Highway between the access road of Cheung Tsing Tunnel and West Kowloon Highway, Stonecutters Bridge and Nam Wan Tunnel;
6. The slip road leading from Tsing Yi Hong Wan Road to eastbound Stonecutters Bridge;
7. The slip road leading from Container Port Road South to eastbound Tsing Sha Highway (Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct); and
8. The slip road leading from Mei Ching Road to southbound West Kowloon Highway, except for vehicles leaving Container Port via Roundabout 6 to Mei Ching Road and Tsing Kwai Highway (New Territories bound).
Traffic diversions
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1. Traffic from Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Tuen Mun Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road;
2. Traffic from Tsing Yi South heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Tsing Yi Road, Kwai Tsing Road, Kwai Tsing Interchange, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road; and
3. Traffic from Kwai Chung Container Port heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Container Port Road South, Hing Wah Street West and Lai Po Road.
The above road closures will not affect traffic from Western Harbour Crossing and from Kowloon or New Territories East via Route 3 or Route 8 to various destinations, including the airport, the Lantau, Ma Wan and New Territories West.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. For the sake of public safety, members of the public, participants, spectators and road users are advised to pay attention to the special traffic arrangements and take heed of instructions of Police at scene.
Ends/Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Issued at HKT 21:36
Issued at HKT 21:36
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