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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE ON 31 DECEMBER 2018 Notice is hereby given that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories in connection with the New Year’s Eve on 31 December 2018: SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS HONG KONG ISLAND (A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (a) Central (See Figure 1) (b) Lan Kwai Fong (See Figure 2) The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6.00 pm to 6.00 am on on the following day (Phase I). (1) D’Aguilar Street between Wellington Street and Wyndham Street; (2) Lan Kwai Fong; (3) Wing Wah Lane; (4) Wo On Lane; (5) Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street; and (6) On Lan Street. Depending on the crowd and traffic situations, the following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in addition to Phase I at any time from 7.00 pm to 6.00 am on the following day. (1) D’Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Wellington Street; (2) Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen’s Road Central; (3) Wellington Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street; (4) Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Pottinger Street; and (5) Stanley Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street. (c) Tramway Lane will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses and taxi) from 7.00 pm to 2.00 am on the following day. (d) Central Ferry Pier Area The section of Man Kwong Street outside Pier No. 8 will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 9.00 pm. The following road sections near Central Promenade will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 11.00 pm (1) Yiu Shing Street; 1 (2) Lung Wo Road westbound between D11 Road and Legislative Council Road southbound; (3) Lung Wo Road westbound between Edinburgh Place and Man Yiu Street; (4) Lung Wo Road eastbound; (5) Lung Wui Road; (6) Legislative Council Road southbound; and (7) D11 Road. The section of Man Po Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 11.55 pm. Traffic along Connaught Road West Flyover eastbound will be dirverted onto Cannaught Road Central. (e) Wan Chai The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 9.00 pm (Phase I): (1) Expo Drive ; (2) Expo Drive Central; (3) Expo Drive East; and (4) A2 Road. The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic in addition to Phase I from 11.00 pm: (1) The section of P2 Road between Lung Wo Road and Fleming Road; and (2) The first left lane of Fleming Road northbound between Convention Avenue and Harbour Road. (f) Causeway Bay and Tin Hau (See Figure 3) The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic for designation as pedestrian precinct from 12.00 noon: (1) Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street; (2) East Point Road; and (3) Great George Street between Paterson Street and East Point Road. Depending on the crowd conditions, the following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from about 6.00 pm onwards in phases: (1) Sugar Street; (2) Great George Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street; (3) Kingston Street westbound between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; (4) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street; (5) Gloucester Road southbound between Causeway Road and the ramp leading down from Victoria Park Road Flyover; (6) Gloucester Road northbound south of Kingston Street. Depending on the crowd conditions, the following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic from about 8.00 pm onwards: 2 (1) Kingston Street; (2) Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Gloucester Road; and (3) Cleveland Street. The following road sections will be closed to all vehiclular traffic in short notice from 8.00 pm onwards in addition to the above road closures: (1) One lane of Gloucester Road service road westbound between Victoria Park Road flyover and Cannon Street; (2) Tai Hang Road flyover northbound; (3) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street; (4) Electric Road between Lau Li Street and Lau Sin Street (except for franchised buses and residents of Park Tower); (5) Tsing Fung Street (except for franchised buses). The lay-by on Victoria Park Road outside Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter will be suspended from 9.00 pm until road closure is lifted. Traffic Diversions (1) Vehicles on Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to Gloucester Road service road westbound from 6.00 pm onwards. (2) From 8.00 pm onwards, Lau Li Street may be re-routed from one-way eastbound to one-way westbound traffic when Electric Road between Lau Li Street and Lau Sin Street is closed to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses and residents of Park Tower). (g) Island Eastern Corridor Traffic on Island Eastern Corridor (“IEC”) westbound between Victoria Park Road and Man Hong Street, except for franchised buses, will be diverted from 11.55 pm until the end of Firework Display: (1) Slips Roads leading to IEC westbound from Healthy Street Central and Tong Shui Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic; and (2) Traffic along IEC westbound will be diverted onto Man Hong Street. The above road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic until re-opening by the Police. (B) SUSPENSION OF PARKING SPACES, CAR PARKS AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS (a) Lan Kwai Fong From 4.00 pm to 6.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended: (1) Stanley Street near D’Aguilar Street; 3 (2) Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D’Aguilar Street; and (3) On Lan Street. (b) Tramway Lane, Central From 9.00 am to 7.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces, disabled parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces on Tramway Lane (near Lower Peak Tram Terminus) will be suspended. (c) Wan Chai North From 4.00 pm to 2.00 am on the following day, the on-street parking spaces on the following road sections will be suspended: (1) Expo Drive and Expo Drive East; (2) Lung King Street; (3) Lung Wo Road; and (4) Lung Wui Road (d) Tung Lo Wan Road From 5.00 pmto 2.00 am on the following day, all on-street metered parking spaces on Tung Lo Wan Road between King’s Road and Wun Sha Street will be suspended. (e) Hing Fat Street Public Car Park The parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park (except the 10 metered parking spaces, disabled parking spaces and parts of the motorcycle parking spaces near the exit of the carpark) will be temporarily suspended from 10.00 am to 2.00 am on the following day. (f) Car parks at Great George Street and Park Lane Hotel From 6.00 pm to 2.00 am on the following day during the period of the above road closures, vehicles will be restricted from entering or leaving the car parks on Great George Street (the Windsor House and Hang Lung Centre) and Park Lane Hotel until reopening of the concerned roads. Affected hotels may make use of the bus stop outside Sino Plaza on Gloucester Road to pick up and set off guests through the Airport Express Shuttle Bus. (C) Prohibition to Learner Drivers All learner drivers will be prohibited from driving into Tung Lo Wan Road, Hing Fat Street and Electric Road between Wing Hing Street and Yacht Street from 6.00 pm to 11.30 pm: 4 KOWLOON (A) ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS (a) Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom (See Figure 4) Following Road Closures from 8.00 pm : (1) Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road; (2) Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass. (3) Salisbury Road westbound between Cheong Wan Road and Kowloon Park Drive; (4) Salisbury elevated road westbound (near International Mail Centre); (5) Salisbury Road eastbound between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road; (6) U-turn slip road outside New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel from Salisbury Road eastbound to Salisbury Road westbound; (7) Mody Lane; (8) Hong Wan Path; (9) Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road; (10) Kowloon Prak Drive (except for franchised buses and green minibuses); (11) Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Bus Terminus and Kowloon Park Drive (except for franchised buses and green minibuses); (12) Ashley Road; (13) Hankow Road; (14) Lock Road; (15) Nathan Road northbound between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road; (16) Nathan Road southbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (17) Carnarvon Road between Bristol Avenue and Granville Road; (18) Bristol Avenue; (19) Hanoi Road; (20) Hart Avenue; (21) Minden Row; (22) Blenheim Avenue; (23) Middle Road; (24) Hau Fook Street; (25) Cameron Lane; (26) Cameron Road; (27) Prat Avenue; (28) Humphreys Avenue; (29) Peking Road; (30) Haiphong Road; (31) Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road; (32) Mody Road westbound between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; (33) Minden Avenue; (34) Chatham Road South northbound between Granville Road and Salisbury Road; (35) Chatham Road South southbound between Mody Road and Salisbury Road; (36) Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road (except for franchised buses and green minibuses); (37) Granville Square; (38) Ichang Street; 5 Traffic Diversions during the Road Closure : (1) Vehicles from Hung Hom Road southbound will be directed to the roundabout at Hung Hom Bypass and Cheong Tung Road South; (2) Vehicles on Metropolis Drive eastbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Princess Margaret Road Link southbound; (3) Vehicles on Princess Margaret Road Link southbound will be diverted