Partial closing of Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Taipa to cause traffic disruption for a month

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a news release that Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Taipa will be partially and phased closed to traffic for at least one month due to roadwork related to connecting the piping system of a new building to the public network.
Although the streets will be mainly affected between February 15 and March 15, road restrictions and traffic interruptions will occur up to mid-June.
The roadwork will primarily focus on the section between Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Rotunda Ouvidor Arriaga.
“From February 15 to March 15, this section will be closed to traffic in phases and areas, affecting 24 bus routes. Once the roadwork phase is complete, the contractors will begin subsequent work, with the entire project expected to be completed by June 12,” DSAT said.

The same bureau explained, “This is essential work to be carried out before the inspection of the building and is therefore urgent and necessary. To reduce the impacts caused, the work will be carried out in phases and zones following coordination between various services and entities. The excavation phase for the Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen traffic lanes was reduced from more than 80 to 30 days. In addition, the DSAT has required public interest entities to install pipes, electrical cables, and other utilities simultaneously to avoid repeated excavations.”
The DSAT also announced that to ease the expected traffic congestion in the area, “from February 16 until March 15, the direction of traffic on Avenida do Estádio towards the Olympic Swimming Pool roundabout will be temporarily resumed on a trial basis.”

Bus stops halted, DSAT calls for attention from users

Due to the roadwork, the bus stops at “Edf. Chun Leong,” “Chun U Villa,” and “Treasure Garden” will be temporarily deactivated from February 15 to March 1. In the second phase, from March 2 to 15, the “Treasure Garden” stop will resume operation, while the “Edf. Chun Leong” and “Chun U Villa” stops will continue to be suspended.
During the two phases, the 24 bus routes affected will continue to stop at Avenida de Guimarães and Avenida Olímpica. Route 25AX will be changed to make additional stops at “Chun Lai Garden,” “Edf. Greenville,” and “Jardim Lameiras.”
The DSAT said it has coordinated with the two public bus operators to deploy staff at the affected stops to maintain order and inform passengers of the respective measures.
In addition, sound notifications will be installed on the affected bus routes to reinforce information to passengers.