Police will implement special traffic arrangements this Saturday (November 17) to facilitate a public event to be held on Hong Kong Island.
Road closure
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The following roads will be intermittently closed from 2pm until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
1. Gloucester Road U-turn slip road between southbound and northbound Gloucester Road;
2. Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road;
3. Sugar Street;
4. Jardine’s Bazaar;
5. Tang Lung Street;
6. Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street;
7. Westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
8. The leftmost lane of westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Queensway;
9. Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
10.Kai Chiu Road;
11. Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
12. Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
13. Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
14. Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
15. The leftmost lane of eastbound Queensway between Rodney street and Hennessy Road;
16. Southbound Rodney Street;
17. Eastern section of Edinburgh Place;
18. Eastbound Connaught Road Central near Hong Kong City Hall;
19. Westbound Harcourt Road service road between Rodney Street and Cotton Tree Drive;
20. U-turn slip road of westbound Harcourt Road service road; and
21. If necessary, eastbound Harcourt Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Edinburgh Place.
Traffic diversions
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The following traffic diversions will be implemented from 2pm, until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
1. Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road cannot turn right to northbound Gloucester Road;
2. Traffic along eastbound Great George Street will be diverted to turn left to northbound Gloucester Road, except for vehicles heading for southbound Tai Hang Road flyover;
3. Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn left to Sugar Street;
4. Traffic along Irving Street will be diverted to turn right to northbound Pennington Street;
5. Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
6. Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
7. Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be diverted to turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street;
8. Traffic along Yun Ping Road will be diverted to turn left to Lan Fong Road;
9. Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the junction with Sharp Street West will be diverted to up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
10. Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
11. Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West cannot turn left to northbound Bowrington Road;
12. Traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right to eastbound Sharp Street West;
13. Traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right to southbound Morrison Hill Road;
14. Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
15. Traffic along eastbound Queensway cannot turn left to northbound Rodney Street;
16. Traffic from United Centre Bus Terminus must turn left to westbound Drake Street;
17. Traffic along eastbound Connaught Road Central cannot enter ground level of eastbound Harcourt Road intermittently, and must go straight to eastbound Harcourt Road flyover;
18. Traffic along northbound Garden Road cannot enter eastbound Harcourt Road and northbound Tim Wa Avenue intermittently, and must turn left to westbound Lambeth Walk or make a U-turn to southbound Cotton Tree Drive;
19. Traffic along westbound Harcourt Road heading for eastbound Queensway will be diverted via westbound Harcourt Road flyover and southbound Murray Road;
20. Traffic along eastbound Connaught Road Central heading for eastbound Queensway and southbound Cotton Tree Drive will be diverted via eastbound Harcourt Road flyover, eastbound Gloucester Road, northbound Fenwick Street, westbound Fenwick Pier Street, westbound Fenwick Pier Street flyover, westbound Harcourt Road flyover and southbound Murray Road;
21. If necessary, traffic along southbound Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to turn right to westbound Gloucester Road;
22. If necessary, traffic along southbound Gloucester Road heading for Causeway Road will be diverted to southbound Tai Hang Road flyover; and
23. If necessary, traffic along westbound Harcourt Road cannot enter ground level of westbound Harcourt Road service road intermittently, and must go straight to westbound Harcourt Road flyover.
Suspension of parking spaces
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The disabled parking spaces on northbound Gloucester Road near Sugar Street will be suspended between 1pm and 5pm.
Vehicles may not be permitted to access or leave 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 area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
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