Tuen Mun Highway section closed
A Kowloon-bound section of the Tuen Mun Highway between Tuen Mun town centre and Sham Tseng interchange will remain closed for about two weeks to facilitate slope stabilisation work.
The Transport Department has strongly advised commuters to use public transport.
During this period, Castle Peak Road will be designated a prohibited zone from 6.30 am to 9 am and from 5 pm to 7.30 pm daily. It will be open to buses and public light buses but all other vehicles will not be allowed to enter Castle Peak Road from either the Tuen Mun or Tsuen Wan ends during the prohibition period.
Commuters are advised to use strengthened ferry services from Tuen Mun to Central. Special services will run on the Tsuen Wan-Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan-Tsing Yi routes. Meanwhile, the ferry service between Tsuen Wan and Central will be temporarily suspended.
Special buses will be run from Tuen Mun Town Centre and Sheung Shui KCR station (Route 60P) and from Tsuen Wan Ferry to Tsuen Wan MTR station (Route 395).
Existing KMB routes 276 and 64K will be strengthened. Other routes between Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan/Kwai Tsing, and the MTR, KCR and LRT services, will be enhanced as necessary.
Commuters who have to drive are advised to use the Tolo Highway or Route Twisk via Yuen Long. Serious traffic congestion is expected in the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long areas. Police will give precedence to container vehicles using the Tolo Highway.
At a press conference tonight (Thursday), the Highways Department Assistant Director, Mr Chan Wai-sun, said the closure was necessary so that remedial works could be carried out to stabilise five slopes.
The section between Tai Lam and Sam Shing Hui had been thoroughly inspected by the Highways Department and contractors after a fatal accident on August 18. They posed no immediate danger but might become hazardous to public safety.
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