Transport Department Notice
Temporary Closure of Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section)
Notice is hereby given that to facilitate the road works on Tuen Mun Road (Town Centre Section) the following temporary traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented during the following periods on 15 and 16 June 2013:
(I) From 11.00 pm on 15 June 2013 to 6.00am on 16 June 2013
A) Partial Lane Closure
The fast lane of Tuen Mun Road northbound from a point about 1645 metres south of its southern junction with Tuen Hi Road to a point about 950 metres north of the same junction.
(II) From 1.00 am to 6.00 am on 16 June 2013
A) Road closure
The section of Tuen Mun Road northbound from its southern junction with Tuen Hi Road to its junction with Yuk Hong Street will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic.
B) Traffic diversion
Affected motorists on Tuen Mun Road northbound heading for Yuen Long are advised to travel via Wong Chu Road westbound, Tsing Wun Road northbound, Ming Kum Road northbound and Tsing Tin Road eastbound.
C) Public Transport Arrangements
The following bus and GMB routes will be temporarily diverted:
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Route |
Direction |
Temporary Diversion |
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Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) Route Nos. 58M, 58X, 63X, 68A, 260X, 960
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To Tuen Mun/ Yuen Long |
via Tuen Hing Road westbound, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road northbound, Yuk Hong Street and then resume to original routeing.
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KMB Route No. N260 |
To Tuen Mun Pier Head |
via Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road northbound, Yuk Hong Street and then resume to original routeing. |
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Long Win Route No. N30 |
To Yuen Long (East) |
via Tuen Lung Street westbound, Tuen Shun Street soutbound, Tuen Hop Street westbound, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road northbound, Yuk Hong Street and then resume to original routeing. |
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GMB Route No. 606S |
To Yuen Long |
via Tuen Lung Street westbound, Tuen Shun Street soutbound, Tuen Hop Street westbound, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road northbound, Yuk Hong Street and then resume to original routeing.
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Stop arrangements
In connection with the bus/GMB diversion, the following stops will be suspended or temporarily provided:
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Route |
Suspended stops |
Temporary stops |
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KMB Route Nos. 58M, 58X, 260X, 960 |
• Tuen Hi Road near Tuen Mun Town Plaza
• Tuen Mun Road near San Hui Market
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• Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near Tuen Mun Park • Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near SKH St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
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KMB Route Nos. 63X, 68A |
• Tuen Hi Road near Tuen Mun Town Hall
• Tuen Mun Road near San Hui Market
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• Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near Tuen Mun Park • Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near SKH St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
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KMB Route No. N260 |
• Tuen Hi Road near Tuen Mun Town Plaza
• Tuen Mun Road near San Hui Market |
• Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near Tuen Mun Park • Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near SKH St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary School |
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LWB Route No. N30 |
• Tuen Mun Road near San Hui Market |
• Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road outside SKH St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
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GMB Route No. 606S |
• Tuen Mun Road near San Hui Market |
• Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road near SKH St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
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Appropriate traffic aids will be erected on site. Motorists are advised to follow the instructions on site and drive with utmost care. At the same time, the bus companies and 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