The section of Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen (孫逸仙博士大馬路) between Rotunda Ouvidor Arriaga (亞利雅架圓形地) and Rotunda Dr. Sun Yat Sen (孫逸仙博士圓形地) in Taipa will be partially closed to traffic for about a month on Thursday as part of a piping project, to coincide with the inauguration of a new residential building, according to a press conference yesterday.
The Transport Bureau (DSAT), project contractor and Public Security Police (PSP) held the joint press conference at the DSAT headquarters yesterday.
Ruan Qisheng, the project manager, said: “This project is the core of the operation of the building’s water supply, electricity supply, drainage and other infrastructural facilities,” pointing out the direct impact of the peripheral piping connections on the completion and official acceptance of the whole building and the delivery procedures: “Failure to complete the connection in time will result in…delaying the deadline for handing over the building’s flats to their owners”.
According to yesterday afternoon’s press conference, the pipework will take 120 days and are expected to be completed by June 12, covering the area from Rua de Zhanjiang to the pedestrian walkway alongside Rua dos Açores, as well as the zebra crossing and pavement at Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Two trees and part of the flower beds there will be temporarily removed until the works are completed.
Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen will be closed to traffic in phases between Saturday and March 15, with traffic closure towards Rotunda Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the conversion of the other lane to reverse traffic between Saturday and March 1 and the closure of Rotunda Ouvidor Arriaga on March 2-15. Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in Taipa will remain open to limited traffic this Thursday and Friday.
The Transport Bureau said it expected that traffic heading towards Lago Building (also known as Lakeside Building) and the Friendship Bridge will be diverted to Rua do Porto (波爾圖街); traffic heading towards Estrada Governador Nobre de Carvalho (嘉樂庇總督馬路) will be diverted to Rua de Nam Keng (南京街), Avenida de Guimarães (基馬拉斯大馬路) and Avenida Olimpica (奧林匹克大馬路); while traffic heading towards Cotai will be diverted to Avenida do Estadio (運動場道) and Rua do Colégio (學院路).
During the closure period, i.e. from Sunday to March 15, the bureau will temporarily reinstate vehicular traffic on Avenida do Estadio towards Rotunda da Piscina Olímpica on a trial basis. It is expected that 24 bus routes will be affected, including routes 21A, 25, 25AX, MT4, 36, 50, 50B, N2, N3, N5 and N6, according to the press conference.
In anticipation of the huge impact on traffic during the construction period, the Public Security Police said that additional traffic police officers would be deployed to patrols and step up law enforcement against illegal parking and occupation of loading and unloading areas. The police also appealed to the public to plan their routes in advance and stagger their trips to avoid the construction sections.
A representative of Shing Lung Construction & Engineering Company Limited as well as officials from the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and an officer from the Public Security Police (PSP) address yesterday’s press conference about the temporary traffic measures on Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Taipa. – Photos: Yuki Lei
This image shown during yesterday’s press conference shows the section of Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Taipa where the pipework will start on Saturday.
