TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTICE

 

Special Traffic and Transport Arrangements for the Public Procession

in Central and Western District on 1 April 2012

        Members of the public are advised that the following traffic and transport arrangements will be         implemented to facilitate the public procession in Central and Western District on 1 April 2012:

 

        I.      Special Traffic Arrangements

        A.    Intermittent Road Closure

 

        The following roads will be intermittently closed to all vehicular traffic from about 3.00 pm onwards:

 

        (a)        the section of Pedder Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Queen’s Road Central;

        (b)       the section of Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Possession Street;

        (c)        the section of Queen’s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street;

        (d)       Chiu Kwong Street northbound; and

        (e)        the section of Des Voeux Road West between Western Street and Water Street.

 

        B.    Road Closure

 

        The following road will be closed to all vehicular traffic from about 3.00 pm onwards:

 

         (a)    Chiu Kwong Street southbound.

 

        C.    Traffic Diversion

 

        The following traffic diversion will be implemented from about 3.00 pm onwards until the crowd has dispersed and the road closure is lifted:

 

        (a)        Traffic along Queen’s Road Central westbound will be diverted to turn right onto Ice House Street northbound;

        (b)       Traffic along Ice House Street northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Queen’s Road Central;

        (c)        Traffic along Wyndham Street northbound will be diverted to turn left onto Wellington Street;

        (d)       Traffic along Des Voeux Road Central westbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Queen Victoria Street or Jubilee Street;

        (e)        Traffic along Queen Street southbound will be diverted to turn right onto Ko Shing Street;

        (f)         Traffic along Hollywood Road eastbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Lok Ku Road;

        (g)        Traffic along Po Yan Street northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto New Street;

        (h)        Traffic along Eastern Street southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Queen’s Road West;

        (i)          Traffic along Centre Street northbound will be prohibited from turning left onto Queen’s Road West; and

        (j)         Traffic along Western Street southbound will be prohibited from turning right onto Queen’s Road West.

 

        II.    Special Public Transport Arrangements

 

        A.    Bus Diversion

 

       The following arrangements will be implemented from about 3.00 pm until the road closure is lifted:

 

Bus Routes	Direction	Diversion before Resuming Normal Routeing
CTB 12M and 40M	To Park Road / Wah Fu	-    via Queensway, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.
CTB 12	To Central Pier	-      via Garden Road, flyover, Cotton Tree Drive, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road westbound, Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central westbound and Pedder Street.
CTB 12A	To Admiralty	-       via Garden Road, flyover, Queensway.
CTB 11 and XHT 690	To Central	-        via Hennessy Road westbound, Luard Road, Gloucester Road westbound, Harcourt Road westbound, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, U-turn, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central westbound.
CTB 75, 90 and 97	To Central	-      via Canal Road flyover, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road flyover, Connaught Road Central and Pedder Street.
XHT 681	To Central	-        via Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, U-turn, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central and Pedder Street.
XHT 962 and E11	To Tuen Mun / Asia World Expo	-      via Queensway, Des Vouex Road Central, Wing Wo Street and Connaught Road Central
CTB 6 and 6X	To Central	-        via Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Wo Street, Connaught Road Central westbound, U-turn, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central eastbound and Pedder Street.
CTB 5X	To Western District	-      via Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Wo Street, Connaught Road Central westbound, U-turn, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central eastbound, U-turn and Connaught Road Central westbound.
XHT 930	To Tsuen Wan	-         via Harcourt Road flyover and Connaught Road Central.
CTB 5 and 10	To Western District	-     via Des Voeux Road Central, Morrison Street, Connaught Road West, Des Voeux Road West, Praya, Kennedy Town, Sai Cheung Street and Belcher’s Street.
CTB 7, 37A, 71 and 90B	To Southern District	-       via (*Jubilee Street) Des Voeux Road Central, Morrison Street, Connaught Road West and Western Street. * for Route 7 only
CTB M47	To Southern District	-        via Connaught Road West, Des Voeux Road West, Praya, Kennedy Town, Sai Cheung Street and Belcher’s Street.
CTB A10	To Ap Lei Chau	-      via Connaught Road West, Ka On Street, Des Voeux Road West, Praya, Kennedy Town, Sai Cheung Street and Belcher’s Street.
NWFB 4, 91	To Southern District	-         via Connaught Road Central, Connaught Road West and Western Street.
NWFB 13	To Central	-          via Caine Road, Upper Albert Road, Garden Road, Cotton Tree Drive slip road, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road and Connaught Road Central.
	To Mid-Levels	-       via Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road
NWFB 15 and 66	To Central	-       via Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Wo Street, Rumsey Street, Pier Road, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central and Connaught Place.
NWFB 15C	To Central	-     via Garden Road, Cotton Tree Drive, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road, Connaugjt Road Central and Connaught Place.
NWFB 23A	To Robinson Road	-      via Queensway, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.
NWFB 25	To Central	-      via Queensway, Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Wo Street, Rumsey Street, Pier Road, Man Kat Street, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Place.
NWFB 26	To Hollywood Road / Lai Tak Tsuen	-     via Des Voeux Road West, Wing Wo Street, Connaught Road Central, Rumsey Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Queensway
XHT 101 and 104	To Kennedy Town	-         via Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Wo Street, Connaught Road Central, Connaught Road West, Praya, Kennedy Town, Sai Cheung Street and Belcher’s Street
NWFB H1	To The University of Hong Kong	-        via Exchange Square Bus Terminus, Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive, Kennedy Road, Upper Albert Road and Caine Road.
NWFB H2	To Central	-        via Garden Road, flyover, Cotton Tree Drive, Lambeth Walk, Chater Road, Jackson Road, Connaught Road Central, Pedder Street and Connaught Place.

        B.         Green Minibus Diversion

        The following arrangement will be implemented from about 3.00 pm until the road closure is lifted:

Green Minibus Route	Direction	Diversion before Resuming Normal Routeing
GMB 12	To Kwun Lung Lau	-     via Water Street, Connaught Road West eastbound, Eastern Street North, Connaught Road West westbound, Western Street, Second Street, Water Street and Queen’s Road West.
GMB 54	To Queen Mary Hospital	-      via Connaught Road West, Ka On Street, Des Voeux Road West, Sai Cheung Street and Belcher’s Street.
GMB 55	To Queen Mary Hospital	-     via Connaught Road Central, flyover, Connaught Road West, Western Street and Pok Fu Lam Road.
	To Central	-       via Water Street, Connaught Road West and Connaught Road Central

       

C.    Suspension of Bus Stops

        All bus stops along Queen’s Road Central between Garden Road and Possession Street, Queen’s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street and the bus stop and tram stop on Des Voeux Road West outside Kwan Yick Building Phase III will be suspended from about 2.30 pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

 

        D.    Suspension of Taxi Stand

        The Taxi stand at Pedder Street northbound will be temporarily suspended from 2.30 pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal.

 

        III.   Restriction on Access to / Exit from Carparks

 

        All carparks along Queen’s Road Central between Garden Road and Possession Street, Queen’s Road West between Possession Street and Chiu Kwong Street may be closed at short notice if necessary.  In addition, vehicles may not be permitted to leave or access the carparks along the procession route during the road closure period until the roads are re-opened to traffic.

 

        Appropriate traffic aids will be erected on site to guide motorists.  Bus companies and Green Minibus operator will display notices to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements.  Road closure, traffic and bus diversions may be adjusted by the Police at anytime depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas.  Members of the public are advised to use public transport services and avoid driving to the affected areas.  Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience in case of traffic congestion and take heed of instruction of the Police; and watch out for the latest traffic news via media.

 

      Joseph Y T LAI   Commissioner for Transport