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Annex 1 Overview of the Implementation of the Temporary Traffic Management Schemes The brief updates on the TTM implementation as of May 2013 are listed below: Concerned Proposed arrangement Implementation Roads Status Nam Fung The roundabout at Nam Fung Path near Wong Chuk Implemented Path Hang Complex has been temporarily closed until the second quarter of 2013 for installation works for noise barriers. Dual two-lane traffic will be maintained. The roundabout will be re-opened in the second quarter of 2013, diversion of a section of the pavement at Nam Fung Path near the site entrance will be maintained until the first quarter of 2014 for the construction of elevated tunnel. Please refer to Appendix A for details. Near Dual two-lane traffic at Wong Chuk Hang Road in Implemented Aberdeen the vicinity of Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza will Tunnel Toll continuously be implemented intermittently at night Plaza time for noise barriers installation works during the first half of 2013. Temporary road closures of the slip roads leading from Aberdeen Tunnel to Shouson Hill and from Wong Chuk Hang Road flyover to Aberdeen Tunnel during night time will continuously be implemented in phases during the night time in the first half of 2013. Please refer to Appendix B for details. Ocean Park Section of Ocean Park Road from Ocean Park Road Implemented Road roundabout leading to Ocean Park will be reduced to one lane two-way traffic in phases at night time for viaduct construction work. Part of the road will be required to close temporarily for about 30 minutes from 2.00am to 3.00am for 10 nights during the works period. Please refer to Appendix C for details. Nam Long Temporary diversion of a section of Police School Implemented Shan Road Road at its junction with Heung Yip Road and a section of Nam Long Shan Road at its junction with Heung Yip Road in October 2012 is expected to last until Q3 2013. The number of traffic lanes and the traffic movement directions will be maintained while the footpath will be diverted in stages. One of 1 Concerned Proposed arrangement Implementation Roads Status the northbound traffic lane on Nam Long Shan Road Sitting-out Area will continuously be temporarily closed at night time until the third quarter of 2013. The pedestrian access between Regency Centre and Leader Centre will continuously be temporarily closed in stages. Pedestrian access to Yip Kan Street will be temporarily diverted to the junction of Wong Chuk Hang Road and Yip Kan Street until mid- 2013. Please refer to Appendix D for details. Police School Section of the carriageway on Police School Road Implemented Road will be temporarily narrowed in phases during non-peak hours on non-public holidays and school holidays in the second quarter of 2013. Please refer to Appendix E for details. Ap Lei Chau Partial road closure of Ap Lei Chau Drive is being Implemented Drive implemented. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be maintained and diverted where necessary. The junction of Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road and Ap Lei Chau Drive has been diverted since June 2012. Vehicular and pedestrian access to Ap Lei Chau Drive and Lei Tung Estate Road are maintained. This arrangement will last until mid- 2014. Please refer to Appendix F for details. Lei Tung Part of Lei Tung Estate Road adjacent to Phase 1 of Implemented Estate Road Lei Tung Commercial Centre has been temporarily diverted, part of the bus routes at the existing bus terminus has been temporarily relocated to the new bus terminus starting from September 2012. This arrangement will last until mid 2014. Part of the carriageway and footpath at southern side of original bus terminus will be closed and diverted in stages for utilities diversion works from the second quarter of 2013 to the fourth quarter of 2013. Part of the bus stops will be temporarily relocated. Please refer to Appendix G for details. Part of Lei Tung Estate Road adjacent to Phase 1 of 1st Half of 2013 Lei Tung Commercial Centre will be temporarily closed for shaft blasting works for construction of Lei Tung Station Entrance B starting from the first half of 2013. Please refer to Appendix H for details. 2 South After re-opening of the junction of Lee Nam Road Implemented Horizons and Yi Nam Road, one-way one-lane traffic will be implemented at the section of Yi Nam Road between Lee Nam Road and Marina Square East Centre. Temporary road closure at part of Lee Nam Road and Yi Nam Road has been implemented for open blast at Yuk Kwai Shan since August 2012 and will last until the end of 2013. Please refer to Appendix I for details. For the construction of footbridge near Entrance A Q2-Q3 of 2013 of South Horizons Station, Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road near Precious Blood Primary School will be temporarily closed in stages with one of the traffic lanes closed during the daytime for two-way one lane traffic in the second/third quarter of 2013. Please refer to Appendix I for details. Monitoring Results Slow traffic was observed at Ocean Park Road roundabout in mid-April 2013 during the morning and afternoon school hours at 0755-0815 and 1500-1615. Tailing back of traffic to the Wong Chuk Hang Sports Centre was observed occasionally. Detailed records of the tailed back traffic are shown in Appendix J. 3 .