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The NT-bound carriageway of Tuen Mun Road between Siu Lam and Sham Tseng will revert to two-way operation with the middle lane serving as a buffer. The speed limit in this section will be reduced to 50 km per hour.
The Sha Po roundabout has been widened to facilitate vehicle passage.
Special traffic arrangements will be carried out at Au Tau roundabout on the New Territories Circular Road, Turning movements at this roundabout are prohibited except:
right turn on southbound and left turn on westbound at Au Tau Roundabout;
left turn on southbound for NT Circular Road to Kam Tin Road at Au Tau Roundabout;
straight ahead on eastbound for Kam Tin Road to Yuen Long at Au Tau Roundabout.
The above revised traffic arrangements are made after taking into account the views of both the Yuen Long and Tuen Mun District Boards.
Despite these arrangements, the Kowloon-bound traffic is expected to be very congested.
Members of the public are strongly advised to make good use of public transport instead of using their vehicles to help ease the load on congested roads in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long areas.
If needed, private vehicles should use Tolo Highway and Route TWSK. (two- lane two-way traffic is now in place) to travel between Tsuen Wan-urban Kowloon and Tuen Mun-Yuen Long. They should also start their journey early to avoid heavy traffic. Highways Department has made special effort to fill up all road openings in the
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The Transport Department and the Police will closely monitor the situation and make necessary modifications. The Police will step up enforcement and provide traffic directions on the ground.
Meanwhile, the Education Department has issued a letter to all school heads to appeal for their co-operation in applying the school rules flexibly on punctuality in case their students are late during the closure of the Kowloon-bound lanes of Tuen Mun Road.