Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island
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Road Closure
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The following roads will be closed, until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are safe for re-opening:
(1) From about 7.30am onwards:
Stadium Path.
(2) From about 8am onwards:
- Northbound Caroline Hill Road between Link Road and Eastern Hospital Road;
- Southbound Link Road (uphill) between Caroline Hill Road and Broadwood Road;
- Westbound Broadwood Road (downhill) between Link Road
and Ventris Road;
- Northbound Broadwood Road (downhill) between Link Road
and Tai Hang Road;
- Southbound Tai Hang Road between its eastern junction with Blue Pool Road and Broadwood Road, except for vehicles of local residents, franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
- Eastbound Tai Hang Road between its western junction with Blue Pool Road and Broadwood Road, except for vehicles of local residents, franchised buses and GMBs;
- Mount Butler Road between Tai Hang Road and Price Road;
- The slow lane of eastbound Wong Nai Chung Gap Road (uphill) between the French International School and the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Sandilands Centre; and
- If necessary, Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path.
Traffic Diversions
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The following traffic diversions will be implemented, until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are safe for re-opening:
(1) From about 7.30am onwards:
- Caroline Hill Road between its western junction with Leighton Road and Stadium Path will be re-routed one-way southbound; and
- Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo
Wan Road will be re-routed one-way northbound.
(2) From about 8am onwards:
- Traffic along southbound Caroline Hill Road cannot turn right to southbound Link Road (uphill);
- Traffic along northbound Link Road (downhill) may be
prohibited to turn right to southbound Caroline Hill Road and eastbound Leighton Road, and will be diverted to turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
- Traffic along southbound Broadwood Road (uphill) must turn left to northbound Tai Hang Road (downhill);
- Traffic along southbound Tai Hang Road (uphill) must turn left to Perkins Road or U-turn to northbound Tai Hang Road (downhill);
- Traffic along eastbound Tai Hang Road west of its western junction with Blue Pool Road, and westbound Blue Pool Road north of Tai Hang Road will be diverted to westbound Tai Hang Road, except for vehicles of local residents, franchised buses and GMBs;
- Traffic along Mount Butler Road between Mount Butler Drive and Price Road will be re-routed one-way southbound (downhill); and
- If necessary, traffic along northbound Caroline Hill Road cannot turn right to Eastern Hospital Road.
(3) From about 9.30am onwards:
Traffic along Stubbs Road cannot enter the Wan Chai Gap Park area, and will be diverted to Magazine Gap Road and Coombe Road, except for vehicles of local residents.
Suspension of on-street parking spaces
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All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended from 6am to noon:
- Stadium Path;
- Caroline Hill Road; and
- Hoi Ping Road.
All on-street parking spaces on Coombe Road will be suspended from 6am to 3pm.
Learner drivers prohibition
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All learner drivers will be prohibited from accessing the following roads from 6am to 3pm:
- Tai Hang Road;
- Leighton Road;
- Sharp Street East;
- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Link Road;
- Stadium Path;
- Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road service road;
- Broadwood Road;
- Southbound Wong Nai Chung Gap Road;
- Southbound Stubbs Road flyover;
- Aberdeen Reservoir Road; and
- Yue Kwong Road.
Suspension of car parks
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All car parks within the above closed road area may be suspended and vehicles may not be allowed to enter or exit the car parks, until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are safe for re-opening.
All vehicles parked illegally during the implementation of the above special traffic arrangements will be towed away without prior warning, and may be subject to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
Ends/Friday, January 26, 2024
Issued at HKT 17:09
Issued at HKT 17:09
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