Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island
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A. Road closure
If necessary, the following roads will be closed from about 2.45pm, until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
1. The leftmost lane of westbound Yee Wo Street;
2. The leftmost lane of westbound Hennessy Road;
3. Jardine’s Bazaar;
4. Tang Lung Street;
5. Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
6. Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
7. Kai Chiu Road;
8. Pak Sha Road;
9. Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
10. Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
11. Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road; and
12. Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road.
The following roads will be intermittently closed from 3.15pm, until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
1. Westbound Yee Wo Street;
2. Westbound Jardine’s Bazaar;
3. Westbound Hennessy Road;
4. Queensway;
5. Rodney Street;
6. Harcourt Road; and
7. Northbound Tim Mei Avenue.
If necessary, the following roads will be closed from about 3.45pm, until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
Wan Chai
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1. Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
2. Westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Landale Street;
3. Eastbound Johnston Road between Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs); and
4. Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road, except for franchised buses and GMBs.
Central
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1. Westbound Harcourt Road service road between Rodney Street and Cotton Tree Drive;
2. Southbound Tim Wa Avenue between Lung Wo Road and Harcourt Road;
3. All lay-bys along Tim Mei Avenue and Lung Wui Road; and
4. The unnamed road outside ex-Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters.
B. Traffic diversions
If necessary, the following traffic diversions will be implemented from 3.45pm, until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
Wan Chai
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1. Traffic along westbound Irving Street cannot enter Jardine’s Bazaar;
2. Traffic along northbound Pennington Street cannot turn left to Jardine’s Bazaar;
3. Traffic along northbound Pennington Street cannot turn left to Yee Wo Street;
4. Traffic along northbound Yun Ping Road must turn left to Lan Fong Road;
5. Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to Canal Road East;
6. Traffic along westbound Russell Street cannot turn right to Canal Road East;
7. Traffic along Tai Wong Street East cannot enter Luard Road;
8. Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to northbound Luard Road;
9. Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to northbound Luard Road;
10. Traffic along westbound Johnston Road must turn left to Ship Street; and
11. Traffic along westbound Johnston Road from Landale Street must turn left to Anton Street.
Central
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1. Traffic along eastbound Queensway cannot turn left to northbound Rodney Street;
2. Traffic from United Centre Bus Terminus must turn left to westbound Drake Street;
3. Traffic along westbound Harcourt Road near the exit of Harcourt Garden car park will be diverted to westbound Harcourt Road flyover;
4. Traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter Tim Wa Avenue, except for vehicles accessing Chief Executive’s Office and Central Government Complex car park;
5. Traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot turn to southbound Edinburgh Place; and
4. If necessary, traffic along eastbound Harcourt Road near City Hall will be diverted to eastbound Harcourt Road flyover, except for franchised buses and GMBs.
C. Suspension of parking spaces
All on-street parking spaces and disabled parking spaces on Lung Wui Road will be suspended from 2pm to 10pm.
Vehicles may not be permitted to access or leave the car parks along the route during the road closure period.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
Ends/Friday, October 12, 2018
Issued at HKT 18:20
Issued at HKT 18:20
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