Blast Kwun Tong | New traffic changes in the waterfront development area exposed

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Written by: District Licheng

2021-05-03 23:26

Last update date: 2021-05-03 23:26

Kwun Tong will be overfilled anytime in the future.

The Town Planning Board announced in March this year that it will amend the approved Kwun Tong (Southern) Outline Zoning Plan and consult the public on the amendments. Until the 20th of this month, the latest District Council document stated that there will be a series of infrastructure projects in the planned Kwun Tong action area. , Which involved the addition of traffic lights, diversions and the relocation of the Kwun Tong Public Transport Interchange. Discussions will be held in the District Council tomorrow. Some district councillors pointed out that the bus departs from the terminus at Hoi Yuen Road during peak hours. Currently, it is full of 45 minutes to be blocked, worrying about construction After the implementation, traffic congestion in the area will be calculated for more than one hour, and the Hebei department proposes improvement measures.

The project proposal proposes a number of major traffic changes

According to documents from the Kwun Tong District Council meeting, the Development Bureau has activated the Kowloon East Office in order to cope with the development of the "Kwun Tong Action Area" and proposed a series of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new roads, footbridges and road improvement works, as well as reorganization. Land use facilities of Tang Car Ferry Terminal, etc.

The Civil Engineering and Development Department commissioned an engineering consultancy company in March last year to conduct survey studies and detailed designs on the proposed foundation design and construction. The relevant studies have now been completed and preliminary designs have been proposed for the project plan.

Major traffic changes in the design plan include changing the current roundabout at the junction of Wai Yip Street and Hoi Yuen Road to a traffic control intersection; the current section of Kei Yip Street north of Kei Yip Lane is changed to two-way traffic; and the section near Kwun Tong Road is widened. The northbound lane of Yip Street; changes to the intersection of Wai Fat Road and Wai Yip Street, including a left-turn unobstructed traffic lane, while improving the traffic light control mode, vehicles from the westbound Wai Yip Street will not be allowed to turn right to Wai Fat Road, and vehicles From the eastbound Wai Yip Street, you will not be allowed to turn right onto the Kwun Tong Bypass.

District Councillor: 45 minutes from the bus terminal on Hoi Yuen Road

Another opportunity to affect the traffic flow in the area is the relocation of the public transport interchange at Kwun Tong Ferry Pier. The document states that the site will be reconfigured as a temporary public interchange due to changes to roads, footpaths, roadside planters and underground utilities. At this time, construction will be carried out in phases to maintain existing services, during which there will be enough parking spaces for vehicles and temporary traffic signs to maintain normal services of buses and other public transport.

The above road projects will be gazetted in accordance with the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance. After the detailed design is completed, they will apply to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for funding to start. The relevant motions will be submitted to the Kwun Tong District Council meeting for discussion tomorrow.

Kwun Tong District Council Deputy Chairman Mok Jiancheng said that the traffic congestion in Kwun Tong during peak hours is obvious to all. It took at least 45 minutes to drive out of Hoi Yuen Road near Kwun Tong Road roundabout from Kwun Tong Ferry Terminus, and questioned how the design scheme could achieve its claim. The two-track project can be carried out at the same time without affecting public transportation, and officials from the government departments are waiting for a detailed explanation tomorrow.

The chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council, Tsai Chak-hung, expects government officials to fully explain the traffic changes caused by the project tomorrow.

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The chairman of Kwun Tong District Councillor Tsai Chak-hung said that last week, the administrative officer of the Development Bureau submitted the project traffic modification plan to the district councillors for pre-review. He also noticed that the modification plan for the intersection of Wai Fat Road and Wai Yip Street may affect the travel between Kwun Tong and Kwun Tong The traffic flow of the toll booth section of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, as for the planned new development of the Kwun Tong Ferry area, has led to a series of road changes and new traffic facilities. I hope that tomorrow, there will be enough time to discuss and understand, and then make comments.

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