Temporary closure of Victoria Park Road westbound

The Transport Department announced today (September 8) that to facilitate the erection of an elevated working platform for the reconstruction of Causeway Bay Flyover, temporary traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented from about 1am to 6am daily on Sunday and Monday (September 11 and 12).

The following road sections will be closed to all vehicular traffic:  

* The section of Victoria Park Road westbound between Gloucester Road and Hing Fat Street;

* The section of Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) westbound between Victoria Park Road and Hing Fat Street;

* The section of Tsing Fung Street westbound between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street;

* Tsing Fung Street Flyover;  

* The westbound slip road leading from Hing Fat Street to Victoria Park Road westbound;

* The slip road of Tong Shui Road leading from the junction of King's Road westbound to IEC westbound;

* The slip road of Tong Shui Road leading from Wharf Road eastbound to IEC westbound and the section of Wharf Road eastbound near Government Supplies Department and sub-store; and

* The section of slip road heading to IEC from the junction of King's Road/Healthy Street Central.

During the road closure, the following traffic diversions will be implemented:

* Motorists on Hing Fat Street, Tsing Fung Street flyover or IEC westbound heading to Kowloon will be diverted via King's Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang Road flyover, Gloucester Road northbound, Gloucester Road service road, Gloucester Road westbound, flyover and Cross Harbour Tunnel.

* Motorists on Hing Fat Street, Tsing Fung Street Flyover or IEC westbound heading to Central and Wan Chai North will be diverted via King's Road, Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang Road flyover, Gloucester Road northbound, flyover and Gloucester Road.

* Motorists on Gloucester Road service road heading to the Cross Harbour Tunnel will be diverted onto the tunnel bound traffic lane at Gloucester Road.

Bus route nos. N118, N102, N170, N8P, 720, 720A, 780, 788, A12 and 18 will be diverted accordingly.

The bus stop on Hing Fat Street outside Victoria Park will be temporarily suspended. A replacement stop will be provided on Ngan Mok Street near Yacht Street. The bus stop on King's Road before Tsing Fung Street flyover will be temporarily suspended. A replacement will be provided on King's Road beneath Tsing Fung Street flyover.

Appropriate traffic aids will be erected to guide motorists and notices will be displayed by bus companies to advise passengers of the changes.

Details and a map of the temporary closure is available on the Transport Department's website http://www.td.gov.hk/home/index.htm.

Ends/Thursday, September 8, 2005
Issued at HKT 14:30