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it was linked to 1,921 out of 1,957 road junctions operating with traffic signals, and will be connected to the remaining junctions progressively. To save costs and conserve the environment, light-emitting diode traffic signals are adopted.
Traffic control and surveillance facilities, such as vehicle detectors, CCTVs, variable message signs, variable speed limit signs and lane control signals, are in place on trunk highways. These facilities are provided in all tunnels and the respective approach roads, the HZMB Hong Kong Link Road, the Tsing Ma and Tsing Sha control areas, Airport Road, Shenzhen Bay Bridge and Tolo Highway, and are being installed on major highways under construction or reconstruction. CCTVs and variable message signs are also found on Kong Sham Western Highway, San Tin Highway, San Sham Road, Tsing Long Highway, Tuen Mun Road, West Kowloon Highway and Yuen Long Highway. About 1,200 traffic detectors and 19 sets of a new Journey Time Indication. System are being installed on strategic routes and major roads. A Traffic and Incident Management System further supports the management of traffic and transport incidents and dissemination of information.
To enforce traffic rules, fixed digital red-light cameras are in operation at 204 signalised junctions to combat red-light jumping, while 52 digital speed enforcement cameras are deployed on a rotational basis in 210 fixed camera housings to combat speeding.
Electronic Toll Collection
Except for the private tunnel serving Discovery Bay, all tolled tunnels have automatic toll collection (autotoll) systems, allowing motorists with autotoll tags on their vehicles to drive through designated toll booths without having to stop to pay. During the year, 50.7 per cent of motorists used autotoll.
A 'stop-and-go' electronic payment service lets motorists pay tolls with Octopus cards and certain contactless credit cards. As at 31 December, the service was provided at the Eastern. Harbour Crossing and the Cross-Harbour, Shing Mun, Aberdeen, Lion Rock, Tseung Kwan O and Sha Tin Heights-Eagle's Nest-Tai Wai tunnels.
Parking
Where there is demand and traffic conditions permit, on-street parking is provided to meet the short-term parking needs of motorists. At 31 December, there were about 18,000 on-street parking spaces with electronic parking meters installed and about 17,100 non-metered on-street parking spaces.
The Transport Department owns 11 multistorey public car parks and an open-air public car park. These are run by two private operators under government contracts and provide about 4,400 public parking spaces for private cars.
In addition, about 198,000 off-street public parking spaces are provided by the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the Housing Department, the Link Reit and other public and private bodies.
Park-and-ride facilities are operated by the MTRCL at eight MTR stations and another 15 by private operators at commercial car parks located at or near 12 other MTR stations. The
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