National Day holiday road closures announced

Chen Huizhi
Sections along the Huangpu River will be closed nightly to motor vehicles. Traffic on elevated roads will also be effected.
Chen Huizhi
National Day holiday road closures announced
Shen Xinyi / SHINE

Cars will be banned from entering many downtown areas along the Huangpu River in the evening during the upcoming National Day holiday, Shanghai police announced on Friday.

West of the river, no motor vehicles will be allowed in the area surrounded by Liyang Road, Changzhi Road, Tiantong Road, Qufu Road, Xizang Road, Beijing Road, Chengdu Road, Chongqing Road, Huaihai Road, Renmin Road, Dongmen Road and the riverside from 4:30pm to 11:30pm.

Also, in a smaller area surrounded by Suzhou Road, Henan Road, Renmin Road, Xinkaihe Road and the riverside, all non-motor vehicles will also be banned during the same time.

In accordance with these measures, the section of Yan’an Elevated Road east of the North-South Elevated Road shall only allow cars going onto the Bund Tunnel or going off to the Bund Tunnel or Yan’an Road E. Tunnel, which in the west-to-east direction will only allow cars going off Yan’an Elevated Road.

In the area east of the river, all motor vehicles will be banned in the area surrounded by Baibu Street, Lujiazuihuan Road, Shibu Street and the riverside.

Additionally, from 4:30pm to 11:30pm every day from October 1 to 5, all exits of the Nanjing Road E. Metro station on Lines 2 and 10 will be closed. The Huangpu River Sightseeing Tunnel will be closed, too.

From 12pm to 6:30pm daily from October 1 to 5, the Dongjin ferry line over Huangpu River will not operate.

From 6pm to 11pm daily from September 30 to October 6, the city’s major scenic spots, riversides and landmarks will also be illuminated.


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