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Dial-in road closure information on trial
Motorists can better plan their journey route from Thursday (August 1) as the Transport Department will put on trial a bilingual dial-in service to provide road closure information on selected major roads.
The district of Sha Tin and the heavily used Tuen Mun Road have been selected for the trial.
A Transport Department spokesman said today (Tuesday) that the dial-in service would also include information on the closure of major roads during emergency situations when the department's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre (ETCC) is in full operation.
For Tuen Mun Road, information will be provided on the locations and duration of planned closure of more than one lane for either carriageway together with related necessary contingency measures, such as traffic diversions.
The service for Sha Tin District will cover the Sha Tin, Ma On Shan and Tai Wai areas involving planned full closure of major roads on either direction.
Members of the public can call 2866 8111 to obtain the information with a touch-tone dial telephone. Voice instructions will be provided to assist the caller to select the appropriate keys on the keypad of the telephone for the information he/she wishes to obtain.
The spokesman said the dial-in service would provide another alternative for the public to obtain road closure information for better journey planning, in addition to the radio, television or newspapers.
"The trial is initially set for three months with an option to extend it for another three months.
"If the scheme is welcomed by the public, the coverage will be gradually extended to other districts and key expressways in the future provided resources and fund are available," the spokesman said.
The recorded messages for Tuen Mun Road and Sha Tin will be regularly updated whenever road closure is planned.