Transport Department - Traffic Notices

Transport Department Notice

Temporary Traffic and Transport Arrangements on North Lantau Highway

and Cheung Tung Road

Notice is hereby given that to facilitate the road works of Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Link- Southern Connection Viaduct Section, the following temporary traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on Lantau Island on 24 and 25 July 2016 as below:

(A) Road / Lane Closure

(i) North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound

(a) A section of two traffic lanes of North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound from a point about 2200 metres east of its junction with Tung Chung Eastern Interchange to a point about 2700 metres east of the same junction will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 12.30 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016;

(ii) North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound

(a) A section of two traffic lanes of North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound from a point about 400 metres east of its junction with Tung Chung Eastern Interchange to a point about 4800 metres east of the same junction will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 11.30 p.m. on 24 July 2016 to 12.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016, and from 4.30 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016;

(b) A section of North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound from a point about 500 metres east of its junction with Tung Chung Eastern Interchange to a point about 4000 metres east of the same junction will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 12.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016; and

(c) A section of two traffic lanes of North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound from a point about 4000 metres east of its junction with Tung Chung Eastern Interchange to a point about 4800 metres east of the same junction will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 12.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016.

(iii) Cheung Tung Road Kowloon bound

A section of about 5500 metres in length on Cheung Tung Road Kowloon bound between its junction with Fu Tung Street and Ngau Tau Wan will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 12.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016.

(iv) Cheung Tung Road Tung Chung bound

A section of about 800 metres in length on Cheung Tung Road Tung Chung bound between Ngau Tau Wan and Siu Ho Wan Depot will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 12.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016.

(B) Traffic Arrangements

(I) From 11.30 p.m. on 24 July 2016 to 12.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016

Motorists are advised to travel via the remaining traffic lane(s) of North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound.

(II) From 12.30 p.m. to 5.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016

Motorists are advised to travel via the remaining traffic lane(s) of North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound.

(III) From 12.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016

(i) North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound

Motorists from North Lantau Highway heading for Tung Chung or the Airport are advised to travel via North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound, via Emergency Access Gate G6 near Tai Ho Wan, Cheung Tung Road, via Emergency Access Gate G10 or G11 near Caribbean Coast back to North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound and continue their journeys.

(ii) To and from Pak Mong

(a) A section of about 4700 metres in length on Cheung Tung Road between its junction with Fu Tung Street and Siu Ho Wan Depot will be converted to two-lane-one-way traffic towards Tung Chung. Motorists from Pak Mong access road are allowed to make left-turn to Cheung Tung Road only;

(b) Motorists from Pak Mong heading for Sunny Bay, Discovery Bay or Tsing Yi are advised to travel via Cheung Tung Road, Fu Tung Street, Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Yu Tung Road, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound and continue their journeys; and

(c) Motorists from Tsing Yi, Discovery Bay or Sunny Bay heading for Pak Mong are advised to travel via North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound, via Emergency Access Gate G6 near Tai Ho Wan, Cheng Tung Road and continue their journeys.

(iii) To and from Ngau Tau Wan

(a) Motorists from Ngau Tau Wan heading for Pak Mong, Tung Chung or the Airport are advised to travel via Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, Penny’s Bay Highway, North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound and continue their journeys; and

(b) Motorists from Airport, Tung Chung or Pak Mong heading for Ngau Tau Wan are advised to travel via North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound, Penny’s Bay Highway, Sunny Bay Road, Cheung Tung Road and continue their journeys.

(IV) From 4.30 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. on 25 July 2016

Motorists are advised to travel via the remaining traffic lane(s) of North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound.

(i) The Airport bound / Tung Chung bound journeys of Long Win Bus routes A31, E31, E32, E33, E34A, E34B, E41, E42, N30, N30P, N30S, N31, N42, N42A, N42P, Citybus routes E11, E11A, E21, E21A, E22, E23, N11, N21, N21A, N23, N26, N29 and NA29 will be diverted via North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound, via Emergency Access Gate G6 near Tai Ho Wan into Cheung Tung Road, via Emergency Access Gate G10 or G11 near Caribbean Coast back to North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound before resuming normal routeings;

(ii) The Discovery Bay bound journeys of Residents’ Service DB01R and DB02R will be diverted via Tat Tung Road, Shun Tung Road, Yu Tung Road, Tung Chung Eastern Interchange, North Lantau Highway Kowloon bound, Penny’s Bay Highway, Sunny Bay Road and Cheung Tung Road before resuming to normal routeings; and

(iii) The Tung Chung bound journeys of Residents’ Service DB01R and the Airport bound journeys of Residents’ Service DB02R will be diverted via Cheung Tung Road, Sunny Bay Road, Penny’s Bay Highway, North Lantau Highway Tung Chung bound, via Emergency Access Gate G6 near Tai Ho Wan back to Cheung Tung Road before resuming to normal routeings.

Appropriate traffic aids will be erected on site. Motorists are advised to follow the instructions on site and drive in utmost care. The public transport operators will put up notices to advise passengers of the above arrangements.

YEUNG HO Poi-yan, Ingrid Commissioner for Transport