The Transport Department (TD) reminded members of the public that the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Tunnel will be commissioned at 8am tomorrow (December 27). Motorists can use the Tunnel to travel to and from the Northwest New Territories and North Lantau.
Motorists in the Tuen Mun area, depending on the traffic conditions, are advised to use routes including Ming Kum Road, Tsing Wun Road and Lung Mun Road for accessing the Tunnel, instead of the busier Tuen Mun Road and Wong Chu Road. Signage has been installed by the TD and the Highway Department at appropriate locations to guide motorists. Since the traffic flow at the Lung Fu Road roundabout, which is the entrance and exit of the Tunnel in Tuen Mun, will be changed, motorists should pay attention to the signage at the scene, reduce speed before entering the roundabout, notice vehicles at the merging point and drive carefully.
In addition, with effect from the first departure on December 28 (Monday), six franchised bus routes plying between North Lantau and the Northwest New Territories operated by Long Win Bus Company Limited (LW), namely routes No. A33 (Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)), A33X (Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)), A34 (Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Yuen Road) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)), E33 (Tuen Mun Central – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)), E33P (Siu Hong Station (South) – Airport (Ground Transportation Centre)) and NA33 (Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) – Airport (Cathay Pacific City)), will be diverted via the Tunnel and use the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange.
The TD reminded passengers that the bus routes will no longer travel via the Lantau Link after the diversion, and passengers cannot interchange at the bus stop at the Lantau Link. Some of the current routings or the bus stops might also change. Passengers are asked to note the bus diversion and interchange arrangements early and to plan their trips well in advance.
For details of traffic and transport arrangements, please visit the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk/en/tmclkl/index.html) and LW's website (www.lwb.hk/en/tmclk.html) and mobile application.
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