Transport Department Notice

Temporary Closure of Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section)

       Notice is hereby given that to facilitate the noise barrier construction works at Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section), the following temporary traffic and public transport arrangements will be implemented on the following road sections in Tuen Mun during the periods specified below:

From 1.00 am to 5.30 am daily on 4, 7 to 11 October 2014

A)  Road Closure

The section of Tuen Mun Road southbound between its northern junction with Tuen Fat Road and the slip road leading from Wong Chu Road eastbound to Tuen Mun Road southbound will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic.

B)    Traffic diversion

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

(b)  Affected motorists on Tuen Mun Road southbound heading for Tuen Mun (West) are advised to travel via Pui To Road westbound, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road southbound, Hoi Chu Road westbound, Hoi Wong Road northbound and Wong Chu Road westbound.

(c)   Affected motorists on Tuen Hing Road heading for Tsuen Wan 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

(d)  Affected motorists on Tuen Hing Road heading for Tuen Mun (West) are advised to travel via Tuen Mun Heug Sze Wui Road southbound, Hoi Chu Road westbound, Hoi Wong Road northbound, Wong Chu Road westbound.

C)  Public Transport Arrangements

The following Green Mini-Bus (GMB) routes will be temporarily diverted:

Route

Direction

Temporary 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, Wong Chu Road eastbound, and then resume to original routeing.

GMB Route No. 606S

To Tsim Sha Tsui East

via Tuen Lee Street, Castle Peak Road northbound, Pui To Road westbound, Tsing Wun Road southbound, Wong Chu Road eastbound, and then resume to original routeing.
B Route No. 610S

To Tsim Sha Tsui

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

       No stop 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 with utmost care. At the same time, the GMB operators will put up notices to advise passengers of the above temporary public transport arrangements.

YEUNG HO Poi-yan, Ingrid   Commissioner for Transport