Tung Chung Road and buses

[artemis]

Does anyone know when the buses begin using the new road? Or any details about re-routing?
Thanks

[Natasha]

Found the following on their website:


NOTICE TO PASSENGERS
Arrangement for NLB bus services

Summary

The new section of Tung Chung Road between Pak Kung Au and San Shek Wan will be open to traffic from 10.00 am on 6 February 2009. Meanwhile, the existing road section between Pak Kung Au and Cheung Sha Bridge will be closed. All bus routes will be diverted to use the new road section. NLB route 3M (Tung Chung Town Centre – Mui Wo) will no longer observe South Lantau Road section between Cheung Sha Bridge and Upper Cheung Sha Village. At the same time, NLB Rt. 11, 23 and A35 will route via the new road section. Passengers to and from South Lantau shall take Rt. 11 or 23.



Details

The routeing arrangements of the bus services before and after route via new section of road at 10.00 am on 6 February 2009 are appended below for passenger’s easy reference:



Route
Depart from
Last departures observing old road section of Tung Chung Road
First departure route via new section of Tung Chung Road
Routeing of departures when section section of Tung Chung Road between Pak Kung Au and San Shek Wan is open



6.2.2009
6.2.2009


3M
Tung Chung Bus Terminus
9.10 am
9.50 am
Tung Chung – Tung Chung Road – San Shek Wan – Pui O – Mui Wo (will not observe Cheung Sha Villa, Maimi Garden, Leyburn Villas, Cheung Sha Lower Village and Cheung Sha Upper Village)


Mui Wo Bus Terminus
9.05 am
9.40 am

11
Tung Chung Bus Terminus
9.15 am
9.40 am
Tung Chung – Tung Chung Road –Cheung Sha Upper Village - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Leyburn Villas - Maimi Garden- Cheung Sha Villa – Cheung Sha Beach – Tong Fuk – Shui Hau – Shek Pik – Keung Shan – Tai O


Tai O Bus Terminus
9.15 am
9.45 am

23
Tung Chung Bus Terminus
9.10 am
9.40 am
Tung Chung – Tung Chung Road –Cheung Sha Upper Village - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Leyburn Villas - Maimi Garden- Cheung Sha Villa – Cheung Sha Beach – Tong Fuk – Shui Hau – Shek Pik – Ngong Ping


Ngong Ping Public Transport Interchange
9.10 am
10.10 am

A35
Airport (Passenger Terminal Building)
8.35 am
6.25 pm
Airport – Tung Chung – Tung Chung Road - Cheung Sha Upper Village - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Leyburn Villas - Maimi Garden- Cheung Sha Villa – Cheung Sha Beach – Tong Fuk – Cheung Sha Beach - Cheung Sha Villa - Maimi Garden - Leyburn Villas - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Cheung Sha Upper Village – San Shek Wan – Pui O – Mui Wo




Mui Wo Bus Terminus
7.30 am
5.10 pm

N35
Airport (Passenger Terminal Building)
4.30 am
1.30 am, 7 February 2009
Airport – Tung Chung – Tung Chung Road - Cheung Sha Upper Village - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Leyburn Villas - Maimi Garden- Cheung Sha Villa – Cheung Sha Beach – Tong Fuk – Cheung Sha Beach - Cheung Sha Villa - Maimi Garden - Leyburn Villas - Cheung Sha Lower Village - Cheung Sha Upper Village – San Shek Wan – Pui O – Mui Wo


Mui Wo Bus Terminus
4.20 am
3.15 am, 7 February 2009


For details of NLB bus services, please call its hotline at 2984 9848.

[artemis]

Well found, Natasha, thank you!
Well, I damn well hope they'll be putting on more No. 11s then, specially in the afternoon - from Tai O, they're already chock-a-block by the time they reach Tong Fuk, same with the 23 fron Ngong Ping. Hmmm. I fear the worst...

[artemis]

...And in case anyone's wondering (as I was) about how the new route affects travelling time, it's the same (from Tong Fuk). They have reorganized the schedule and updated the website, so...so far, so good.

It's one huge concrete extravaganza, but the views from the new section are absolutely breathtaking.