Transport Department Notice

Temporary Closure of Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section)

       Notice is hereby given that to facilitate the noise barrier construction works on Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section), the following temporary traffic and public transport arrangement will be implemented on the following road sections in Tuen Mun from 1.30 am to 5.30 am daily on 21 to 23 August 2014:

A)   Road Closure

The slip road leading from Tuen Hing Road to Tuen Mun Road southbound will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic.

B)  Traffic Diversion

(a) Affected motorists on Tuen Hing Road westbound heading for Tuen Mun Road southbound are advised to travel via Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road southbound, Hoi Chu Road westbound, Hoi Wong Road northbound and Wong Chu Road eastbound; and

(b) Affected motorists on Tuen Hing Road eastbound heading for Tuen Mun Road southbound are advised to travel via Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay northbound, Tuen Shing Street westbound and Tuen Fat Road southbound.

C)   Public Transport Arrangements

(a) Green minibus (GMB) diversion

The following GMB routes will be temporarily diverted:

Route

Direction

Routeing Diversion

GMB Route Nos. 47S and 48S

To Mong Kok

via Yau Oi Road, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road southbound, Hoi Chu Road westbound, Hoi Wong Road northbound, and Wong Chu Road eastbound and then resume to original routeing.

GMB Route No. 610S

To Tsim Sha Tsui

via Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road southbound, Hoi Chu Road westbound, Hoi Wong Road northbound and Wong Chu Road eastbound and then resume to original routeing.

(b) No stops of the above GMB routes will be affected.

       Appropriate traffic signs will be erected on site. Motorists are advised to follow the instructions on site and drive in utmost care. At the same time, the GMB operators will put up notices to advise passengers of the above temporary public transport arrangements.

LAW Fung-ping, Cinderella Commissioner for Transport (Ag)