Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures in Kowloon and New Territories on October 8 (Sunday) to facilitate the holding of Hong Kong Cyclothon 2017.

     In the morning of the event day, the 50km Ride and 30km Ride will start at Salisbury Road near the Empire Centre and take route via West Kowloon and New Territories South before finishing at Salisbury Road outside 1881 Heritage. The remaining criterium races will be held at a closed circuit course covering part of Mody Road, Mody Lane, Salisbury Road between Nathan Road and Science Museum Road, and Hung Hom Bypass in the afternoon.

     Depending on the prevailing crowd situation, Police will consider implementing crowd safety management measures in the vicinity of the racecourse and other crowded area in Tsim Sha Tsui.

     The following special traffic arrangements will also be implemented:

Kowloon
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Phase 1

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Southbound West Kowloon Highway between Tsing Kwai Highway and the slip road of southbound Lin Cheung Road;
- The slip road of eastbound Ching Cheung Road towards Tsing Sha Highway;
- The slip road of northbound Lai Po Road towards Tsing Sha Highway;
- The slip road of southbound West Kowloon Highway towards eastbound Lai Cheung Road;
- Southbound Prince Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass;
- Northbound Science Museum Road between Salisbury Road and Science Museum Square;
- Hung Hom Bypass between Hung Hom Road and Salisbury Road;
- The underpass at Salisbury Road near Nathan Road;
- Westbound Salisbury Road between Science Museum Road and Chatham Road South;
- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Science Museum Road and Chatham Road South (the slip road to Public Transport Interchange remains open to franchised buses);
- The slip road of southbound Salisbury Road between the Cross Harbour Tunnel Administration Building and Science Museum Road;
- Hong Wan Path;
- Mody Lane; and
- Mody Road between Mody Lane and Science Museum Road.

Traffic diversions

- Vehicles along Mei Ching Interchange cannot enter the slip road leading to southbound West Kowloon Highway;
- Vehicles along eastbound Ching Cheung Road cannot enter the slip road leading to northbound Tsing Sha Highway;
- Vehicles along northbound Lai Po Road cannot enter the slip road leading to northbound Tsing Sha Highway;
- Vehicles along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link must turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
- Vehicles along eastbound Metropolis Drive must turn left to northbound Princess Margaret Road Link;
- Vehicles along southbound Science Museum Road must turn left to northbound Hong Chong Road;
- Vehicles along southbound Hung Hom Road must travel via the slip road of Hung Hom Bypass to Cheong Wan Road and other destinations;
- Vehicles along eastbound Salisbury Road must use the first and second lanes to access Chatham Road South;
- Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South must turn right to westbound Salisbury Road, except for franchised buses;
- Vehicles along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Chatham Road South, except for franchised buses;
- Vehicles along southbound Salisbury Road will be diverted to northbound Hong Chong Road; and
- Vehicles along eastbound Mody Road must make a U-turn at Mody Road near Mody Lane.

Phase 2

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 2.40am until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Southbound Canton Road between Haiphong Road and Salisbury Road;
- Northbound Kowloon Park Drive between Salisbury Road and Canton Road;
- Peking Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive;
- Westbound Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Pier and Chatham Road South;
- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Pier and Kowloon Park Drive;
- The fourth lane of eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Hankow Road;
- The fourth and fifth lanes of eastbound Salisbury Road between Hankow Road and Nathan Road;
- The third and fourth lanes of eastbound Salisbury Road between Nathan Road and Middle Road;
- The slip road of southbound Lin Cheung Road heading to Jordan Road;
- The second to the fifth lanes of southbound Lin Cheung Road;
- Ashley Road between Peking Road and Middle Road;
- The second and third lanes of westbound Middle Road between Hankow Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and
- Southbound Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road, except for franchised buses.

Traffic diversions

- Vehicles along southbound Canton Road must turn left to eastbound Haiphong Road;
- Vehicles along westbound Middle Road must turn left to southbound Kowloon Park Drive;
- Vehicles along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to eastbound Salisbury Road;
- Vehicles along southbound Lin Cheung Road must enter the slip road leading to southbound Nga Cheung Road flyover and southbound West Kowloon Highway;
- Vehicles along eastbound Peking Road cannot turn right to southbound Ashley Road;
- Vehicles over gross weight of four tonnes or length over seven metres cannot enter Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Mody Lane; and
- Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Mody Road, except for franchised buses.

Phase 3

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 3am until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Westbound Austin Road West between Canton Road and Nga Cheung Road;
- The elevated road of northbound Nga Cheung Road between Jordan Road and Austin Road West;
- Eastbound Jordan Road between the elevated road of Nga Cheung Road and Lin Cheung Road;
- The elevated road of Jordan Road between Hoi Po Road and the elevated road of Nga Cheung Road; and
- The third and fourth lanes of westbound Jordan Road between D1A(S) Road and Lin Cheung Road.

Traffic diversions

- Vehicles along westbound Austin Road must turn to Canton Road;
- Vehicles along northbound Canton Road cannot turn left to westbound Austin Road West;
- Vehicles from International Commerce Centre must turn left to the elevated road of southbound Nga Cheung Road;
- Vehicles along westbound Jordan Road towards Lin Cheung Road must make a U-turn at Nga Cheung Road roundabout to eastbound Jordan Road;
- Vehicles along eastbound Jordan Road must turn left to northbound Lin Cheung Road; and
- Vehicles along the elevated road of westbound Jordan Road must turn left to the elevated road of southbound Nga Cheung Road.

Phase 4

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 4.30am until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Northbound Canton Road between China Hong Kong City and Austin Road West.

Traffic diversions

- Northbound Canton Road between the vehicle exit of China Hong Kong City and Kowloon Park Drive will be re-routed southbound.

New Territories
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Phase 1

     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to 8am, or until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Upper deck of Lantau Link Kowloon bound.

Traffic diversions

- Traffic from Lantau to Kowloon will be diverted via the lower deck of Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road;
- Traffic from Lantau to Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will be diverted via the lower deck of Lantau Link and northbound Ting Kau Bridge before reaching Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel;
- Traffic from Ma Wan to Kowloon will be diverted via westbound Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the lower deck of Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road; and
- Traffic from Ma Wan to Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will be diverted via westbound Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the lower deck of Lantau Link and northbound Ting Kau Bridge before reaching Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel.

Phase 2

     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to 9am, or until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Eagle’s Nest Tunnel Sha Tin bound;
- The slip road leading from eastbound Ching Cheung Road to northbound Tsing Sha Highway; and
- The northbound carriageways of Tsing Sha Highway between West Kowloon Highway and portal of Eagle’s Nest Tunnel Sha Tin bound.

Traffic diversions:

- Traffic along West Kowloon to New Territories East via Eagle’s Nest Tunnel will be diverted via northbound Castle Peak Road, eastbound Ching Cheung Road, eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel;
- Traffic along eastbound Ching Cheung Road to New Territories East will be diverted via eastbound Lung Cheung Road and northbound Tai Po Road or northbound Lion Rock Tunnel; and
- Traffic along northbound West Kowloon Highway to New Territories East will be diverted via northbound Tsing Kwai Highway, northbound Kwai Chung Road, northbound Cheung Wing Road, northbound Wo Yi Hop Road, Wo Yi Hop Interchange, eastbound Cheung Pei Shan Road and eastbound Shing Mun Tunnel.

Phase 3

     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1am to 11am, or until the race has completed:

Road closure

- Southbound carriageways of Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Cheung Tsing Highway;
- Southbound Ting Kau Bridge;
- Exits from Lantau Link to southbound Cheung Tsing Highway;
- The slip road leading from Tsing Yi South Bridge, Kwai Chung Road and Tsuen Wan Road to southbound Tsing Kwai Highway;
- Eastbound carriageways of Tsing Sha Highway between the access road of Cheung Tsing Tunnel and West Kowloon Highway, Stonecutters Bridge and Nam Wan Tunnel;
- The slip road leading from Tsing Yi Hong Wan Road to eastbound Stonecutters Bridge;
- The slip road leading from Container Port Road South to eastbound Tsing Sha Highway (Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct); and
- The slip road leading from Mei Ching Road to southbound West Kowloon Highway, except vehicles leaving Container Port via Roundabout 6 to Mei Ching Road and Tsing Kwai Highway (New Territories bound).

Traffic diversions

- Traffic from Tuen Mun Road and Tai Lam Tunnel heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Tuen Mun Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road;
- Traffic from Tsing Yi South heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Tsing Yi Road, Kwai Tsing Road, Kwai Tsing Interchange, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road;
- Traffic from Container Port heading to Kowloon will be diverted via Container Port Road South, Hing Wah Street West and Lai Po Road.

     The above road closures will not affect traffic from Kowloon or New Territories East via Route 3 or Route 8 to various destinations, including the airport, the Lantau, Ma Wan and New Territories West.

     Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. For the sake of public safety, members of the public, participants, spectators and road users are advised to pay attention to the special traffic arrangements and take heed of instructions of Police at scene.