Busy Hong Kong intersection partially reopens after road subsidence leaves huge pothole but main section remains closed

Two sections of Hai Tan Street in Sham Shui Po as well as Kweilin Street were shut to all traffic after pothole started to appear on Friday afternoon

Director of Water Supplies Roger Wong Yan-lok says soil erosion may have caused road subsidence

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The roads affected were expected to fully reopen to traffic on June 7. Photo: May Tse

Published: 5:58pm, 2 Jun 2024Updated: 10:43pm, 2 Jun 2024

Hong Kong authorities have partially reopened a busy intersection in Sham Shui Po district that was closed to traffic after subsidence left a huge four-metre (13-foot) deep pothole in the street.

Two sections of Hai Tan Street as well as Kweilin Street were shut to all traffic after an eight metre by 12 metre pothole started to appear on Friday afternoon.

The roads were expected to fully reopen to traffic on June 7. However, the government managed to partly reopen a section early.

On Sunday afternoon, the section of Kweilin Street between Tung Chau Street and Hai Tan Street reopened to all traffic.

But the main section with the hole remains closed and motorists have been told to use alternative routes while affected bus routes have been diverted.

Water Supplies Department workers are on-site. Photo: May Tse

Authorities said temporary repairs for the fast lane would be done before midnight. The single lane will reopen before 6am on Monday.

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