Landslide damaged Yiu Hing Road fully reopens Sunday

A section of Yiu Hing Road near Yiu Tung Estate in Shau Kei Wan rendered unusable by a “once-in-500-years” rainstorm in September last year will reopen this Sunday.

The Highways Department announced on Friday that the temporarily closed traffic lane of a section of Yiu Hing Road near Yiu Tung Estate in Shau Kei Wan will reopen at about 5.30 am on Sunday to fully resume two-way traffic along the entire road, alongside the reopening of the northern footpath after rehabilitation and completion of a bus trial run.

The seven franchised bus routes, including 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 Shaukeiwan Plaza in the eastbound direction of Yiu Hing Road will reopen, except for the original bus stop opposite Yiu Ming House of Yiu Tung Estate in the westbound direction of Yiu Hing Road, which will continue to be suspended.

The department said it will continue to carry out the remaining slope protection work, including the installation of metal protection nets on the shotcrete surface in the middle portion of the slope to further protect the safety of road users.

Relevant road sections might be temporarily closed under inclement weather warning signals, it added.