Oral answers to questions
Revised
Traffic congestion
at the Lion Rock Tannel"
Question NO 1
REPLY BY ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT- TO A QUESTION ASKED BY DR. HON, CONRAD LAM
IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 15,6.88
1. DR. LAM asked (in Cantonese) :
Will Government inform this Council :
(a)
(b)
how effective is the tidal flow arrangement in easing the traffic congestion at the Lion Rock Tunnel; and
apart from the aforementioned tidal flow arrangement, will Government adopt other measures to alleviate traffic congestion at the Lion Rock Tunnel?
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT :
Sir,
The tidal flow arrangement, which has been
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introduced since mid-January, operates between 6 a aym, and 7.30 am, on weekdays. Its introduction has achieved a 20 per cent
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increase in throughput of southbound traffic from 3300
vehicles to about 3900 vehicles between 7 am and 8 am.
defers the formation of the southbound traffic queue on Lion
Rock Tunnel Road until 7.30 am, and reduces thereafter the average queue length from 3.5km to about 2.5km. As a result,
the journey times of southbound traffic in the morning peak
hours have been reduced by an average of 10 to 15 minutes.
LH
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