The Transport Department (TD) today (November 3) reminded members of the public that the following special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented in phases from this Wednesday to Sunday (November 4 to 8) to facilitate the holding of the triathlon in Central and Wan Chai.
1. Road closures
- From 10am on November 4 to about 8pm on November 8, the section of Expo Drive between Legislative Council Road and Expo Drive Central will be temporarily closed; and
- From 1am to about 2pm on November 7 and from 1am to about 6pm on November 8, road closure and diversion measures will be implemented in the vicinities of the Central Harbourfront and Wan Chai North (Yiu Sing Street, Lung Wo Road, Lung Hop Street, Lung Tat Path, etc).
2. Public transport arrangements
To tie in with the road closure arrangements in the vicinity of the Central Harbourfront, the departures of Citybus route Nos. B13 (Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) bound), H2 (Central bound), H2K (West Kowloon Cultural District bound) and H3 (Stanley bound) operating via Lung Wo Road or Yiu Sing Street, will be temporarily diverted to operate via Connaught Road Central in the following periods respectively, and the bus stop on Man Yiu Street near Two International Finance Centre will also be temporarily suspended, until the closed road is reopened:
- from 1am to about 2pm on November 7; and
- from 1am to about 6pm on November 8.
Members of the public and visitors are advised to make use of public transport services as far as possible to avoid traffic congestion and unnecessary delays. During the event, the TD and the Police will closely monitor the traffic situation. The Police may adjust the traffic arrangements subject to the prevailing crowd and traffic conditions in the areas. Members of the public and visitors should pay attention to the latest traffic news through radio, television or the HKeMobility mobile app.
For details of the special traffic and public transport arrangements, members of the public and visitors may refer to the TD website (www.td.gov.hk), mobile app HKeMobility or passenger notices issued by the relevant public transport operators.