The Highways Department (HyD) today announced that the remaining temporarily closed traffic lane of a section of Yiu Hing Road near Yiu Tung Estate in Shau Kei Wan will be reopened at about 5.30am on June 30.

During the torrential rain on September 8 last year, a severe landslide occurred on a natural slope about 60 to 100 metres above Yiu Hing Road, resulting in the need for temporary full closure of the section of the carriageway fronting Yiu Ming House of Yiu Tung Estate.

After completion of the first phase of the slope repair works by the HyD, a traffic lane of the section of Yiu Hing Road was reopened for one-way westbound traffic on March 23.

The remaining temporarily closed traffic lane will be reopened after rehabilitation and completion of a bus trial run to resume two-way traffic along the entire road on June 30.

The northern footpath fronting Yiu Ming House of Yiu Tung Estate will be reopened at the same time.

The seven franchised bus routes - Citybus Routes 77, 82S, 99, 720X, N8 and Cross Harbour Routes 110 and 606 - and two green minibus routes 50 and 65 plying the road section will all resume their services using the original route.

The original bus stops outside Yiu Hing House and Yiu Kwai House of Yiu Tung Estate and opposite to Shaukeiwan Plaza in the eastbound direction of Yiu Hing Road will be reopened.

However, the original bus stop opposite Yiu Ming House of Yiu Tung Estate in the westbound direction of Yiu Hing Road will continue to be suspended.

The HyD will continue to carry out the remaining slope protection works including the installation of metal protection nets on the shotcreted surface in the middle portion of the slope to further protect the safety of road users.

In addition, the Water Supplies Department (WSD) will arrange for the phased removal of temporary pipes within Yiu Tung Estate. Meanwhile, the WSD and the Drainage Services Department will also seek to complete the repair works of all damaged underground public utilities as soon as possible.

Upon completion of all related works processes, the HyD will carry out the remaining road reinstatement works with a view to fully reopening the southern footpath of Yiu Hing Road as soon as possible.

To protect the safety of road users during the slope protection works, the traffic lanes in both bounds and the footpath of the relevant section of Yiu Hing Road need to be temporarily closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic when specified inclement weather warning signals are in force.