Critics in Hong Kong slam slow progress of work to allow cyclists to use Kwun Tong flyover with road sign still in place one year after plan touted
- Hong Kong Cycling Alliance says time taken to abolish ‘bicycle prohibition zone’ is outrageous
- Relaxing restrictions on Choi Ha Road flyover is part of scheme to lift cycling ban on 16 bridges and underpasses
Preparatory works for opening a flyover in Kwun Tong to cyclists, seen as the first step in the lifting of a biking ban on bridges and underpasses in the city, will only be completed in the second half of 2019 – more than 1½ years after a government-commissioned consultant recommended the move.
The Hong Kong Cycling Alliance said the time taken to abolish the “bicycle prohibition zone” on the flyover was outrageous.
“It is a microcosm of the lack of responsible management by the Transport Department,” alliance chairman Martin Turner said.
Relaxing the restrictions on the Choi Ha Road flyover is part of a department scheme to lift the cycling ban on 16 bridges and underpasses across the city.
The department did not give an exact timetable for removing the ban on the other 15 sections of road but said a consultation with relevant district councils on the issue would be completed in the first quarter of this year.