Transport Department Notice
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Transport Department Notice Special Traffi c and Transport Arrangements for Religious Event “Citywide Renewal – The Global Day of Prayer 2009” held at Hong Kong Stadium and Public Procession on Hong Kong Island on 31 May 2009 Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be (l) the slow lane of Hennessy Road westbound west of Lee Garden Road, Queensway implemented on Sunday, 31 May 2009 to facilitate: westbound and Queen’s Road Central westbound east of Ice House Street will be intermittently close. (i) religious event “Citywide Renewal – The Global Day of Prayer 2009” held at Hong Kong Stadium from 3 pm to 6.15 pm; and 2. Traffi c diversion (ii) public procession from Victoria Park to Central Government Offi ces from about 3.15 pm to about 6 pm. The following traffi c diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted: (I) SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS (a) Traffic along Causeway Bay flyover southbound will be diverted to turn right onto A. Road Closures and Traffi c Diversion Gloucester Road service road; (b) Traffi c along Great George Street eastbound will be diverted to turn left onto Gloucester (i) From about 1.00 pm onwards and as necessary for the arrival phase of Hong Kong Road northbound; Stadium (c) Traffic along Yee Wo Street eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Sugar Street; 1. Road closures (d) Traffi c along Irving Street will be diverted to turn right onto Pennington Street northbound; (e) Traffic along Pennington Street northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: Jardine’s Bazaar; (f) Traffi c along Pennington Street northbound will be diverted to turn right onto Yee Wo Street (a) Caroline Hill Road between its eastern junction with Leighton Road and Cotton Path, eastbound; and except for vehicles to St. Paul’s Hospital when the access from Tung Lo Wan Road is (g) Traffic along Russell Street westbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Canal closed; Road East. (b) Hysan Avenue westbound between Sunning Road and Hoi Ping Road; (c) Link Road northbound downhill, except for vehicles heading for No. 1A, 3, 5 and 7 (iii) From about 5.50 pm onwards for dispersal phase of Hong Kong Stadium Link Road; and (d) Depending on traffi c situation, Lee Garden Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan All or some of the following traffi c arrangements will be implemented from about 5.50 pm until Road may be closed. crowd is dispersed, if situation warrants: 2. Traffi c diversion 1. Road closures The following traffic diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: closures are uplifted: (a) Caroline Hill Road; (a) Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Stadium (b) Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; Path will be re-routed to one-way southbound; (c) Eastern Hospital Service Road; (b) Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be re- (d) Cotton Path; routed to one-way northbound; (e) Link Road northbound downhill, except for vehicles heading for Link Road No. 1A, 3, 5 (c) Traffic cones will be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between its western and 7; junction with Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffi c entering (f) Hoi Ping Road; and Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road; (g) Leighton Road if necessary. (d) Traffi c cones will be laid on Hysan Avenue eastbound to facilitate two lanes of traffi c to turn right onto Hoi Ping Road; 2. Traffi c diversion (e) Vehicles from Link Road northbound downhill to Caroline Hill Road northbound must turn left onto Leighton Road westbound; The following traffi c diversion will be implemented until crowd is dispersed and road closures (f) Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be re-routed to one- are uplifted: way eastbound; (g) Vehicles on Hysan Avenue westbound between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road (a) Vehicles on Leighton Road heading for Link Road will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung must turn left onto Sunning Road; Road and Broadwood Road; (h) Vehicles leaving the Lee Garden must turn left onto Hysan Avenue; and (b) Vehicles on Leighton Road / Caroline Hill Road will be banned from entering Caroline Hill (i) If situation warrants, occupied taxis and coaches bearing label issued by the organizer Road for Link Road; on Leighton Road eastbound heading for the Hong Kong Stadium may be permitted (c) If Leighton Road is closed, to turn right onto Caroline Hill Road. Once this measure is implemented, it will be • westbound traffi c from Causeway Road will be directed onto Irving Street; maintained until the end of the event of that day. • eastbound traffi c from Morrison Hill Road will be diverted via Canal Road West; • southbound traffic from Percival Street must turn right onto Leighton Road 3. Passenger alighting arrangements westbound; and • southbound traffic from Canal Road East will be banned from turning left onto Coaches, taxis and private cars will be arranged to set down passengers at the locations Leighton Road; and specifi ed below: (d) Only coaches and buses of Cross Harbour Recreation Route 117R will be allowed to enter the Stadium proximity via Caroline Hill Road southbound for stacking. The bus stacking (a) Coaches : All coaches will be banned from entering Eastern Hospital Road area for Route 117R will be designated on Cotton Path. The stacking area for coaches will directly from Caroline Hill Road. They should travel through Caroline be the same as the drop off zone on Caroline Hill Road and Eastern Hospital Road. Hill Road and drop off their passengers and leave via Cotton Path, Eastern Hospital Road and Tung Lo Wan Road. (II) PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS Players’ coaches on display of a label issued by the organizer will be A. Bus Routes Diversion allowed to enter the west tunnel of the Stadium via Stadium Path. (i) From about 1.00 pm until road closures are uplifted (b) Taxis : The drop-off zone for taxis will be designated at the southern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main Bus Route Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing entrance; and XHT 601, 680 To Admiralty Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, (c) Private Cars : No private car is allowed to drop off passengers outside the Stadium Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road and main entrance. The drop-off zone for private cars will be designated at Harcourt Road. the northern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main entrance. XHT 690 To Central Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, (ii) From about 3.00 pm onwards for public procession Gloucester Road service road and Fenwick Street. 1. Road closures CTB 5B To Causeway Bay Via Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound, Caroline Hill Road southbound, Eastern Hospital Road, Tung Lo The following roads will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffi c: Wan Road, Leighton Road westbound and Pennington Street. (a) Gloucester Road southbound between Causeway Bay fl yover and Causeway Road; (b) Gloucester Road northbound south of Sugar Street; CTB 8X To Happy Valley Via Tsing Fung Street flyover, Victoria Park Road, (c) Sugar Street; Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road flyover, (d) Yee Wo Street westbound between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road; Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong Nai Chung (e) Jardine’s Bazaar; Road. (f ) Hennessy Road westbound between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road; (g) Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road; NWFB 19 To Happy Valley Via Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace, flyover, (h) Kai Chiu Road; Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road service road, Canal (i) Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road; Road fl yover, Morrison Hill Road, Sports Road and Wong (j) Tang Lung Street; Nai Chung Road. (k) Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street; and (ii) From about 3.00 pm until road closures are uplifted (i) From about 1.00 pm until road closures are uplifted Bus Route Direction Diversion before resuming original routeing On journeys to Causeway Bay: (a) GMB Route 5 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Road and Tin CTB 5B To Causeway Bay Via Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound, Caroline Lok Lane before resuming its original routeing; and Hill Road southbound, Eastern Hospital Road, Tung Lo (b) GMB Routes 14M and 30 will be diverted via Wong Nai Chung Road, Morrison Hill Wan Road, Leighton Road, Morrison Hill Road, Tin Lok Road, Leighton Road, Hysan Avenue and Yun Ping Road before resuming their original Lane and Hennessy Road. (The route will be diverted via routeings. Yee Wo Street, Leighton Road westbound and Pennington Street from about 5.50 pm.) (ii) From about 3.00 pm until road closures are uplifed CTB 5, 5X To Felix Villas Via Moreton Terrace, flyover, Gloucester Road, GMB Route no. 40 will be converted into circular service and diverted via Leighton Road Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road, eastbound, Hysan Avenue, Hoi Ping Road, Leighton Road westbound and Morrison Hill Road Gloucester Road service road and Fenwick Street. southbound until the crowd is dispersed and road closures are uplifted. CTB 11 To Central Via Tai Hang Road fl yover, Gloucester Road, Gloucester (iii) From about 5.50 pm until road closures are uplifted Road service road, Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road service road, Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road.