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Smooth ride on Tuen Mun Road continues

Traffic flow had been generally smooth on Tuen Mun Road in both directions during day time and early this evening (Monday), the first weekday following the implementation of the temporary traffic arrangements last Saturday.

Commenting on the traffic situation in general, the Transport Department's Principal Transport Officer (New Territories), Mr Sam Chan, said: "The situation was satisfactory with better traffic flow in the morning. The journey time observed in the evening was only slightly longer as compared to that of a normal weekday.

"The smooth flow of traffic can be attributed to the effective police monitoring and speedy response to traffic accidents and vehicle break-downs by the Police. Such speedy action helps to resume normal traffic at the earliest possible time.

"The effective public transport services which have been enhanced probably contributed to less car traffic.

"We have closely monitored the traffic situation through our closed circuit television system at the Department's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre since 6.30 am.

"The Police with stand-by tow cars are on duty at strategic locations on the road to provide efficient recovery and perform emergency duties as required.

"While we expect similar traffic pattern in the coming days, we shall continue to look at the situation closely and fine tune the arrangements when needed."

The travelling times on Tuen Mun Road and Castle Peak Road in the morning and evening peak hours are reflected by KMB Route Nos 60M and 52M respectively as follows:

Morning peak hours (Kowloon-bound)

Evening peak hours (Tuen Mun-bound)

60M

52M

36 minutes

58 minutes

36 minutes 59 minutes