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Written by: Chung Yan and Huang Weilun
2020-12-27 18:01
Last update date: 2020-12-27 18:02
Residents in Tuen Mun District must pass through Tuen Mun Highway when leaving Kowloon or Hong Kong Island. However, there are frequent traffic accidents on this section, which often leads to traffic congestion.
After the opening of the Tun Chi Tunnel, it may provide residents in the northwestern New Territories with an alternative route.
However, will the newly opened Tuen Chi Tunnel and the roundabout route to Kowloon or Central via Lantau Island be more "marked" than the Tuen Mun Highway?
"Hong Kong 01" before and after the opening of the Tuen Chi Tunnel, measured the time required to use the Tuen Mun Road and bypass the Tuen Chi Tunnel.
Both routes start from Tuen Mun City Centre and go to Central Ferry Pier.
The actual measurement of the use of Tuen Mun Highway was carried out during non-peak hours last Wednesday (23rd). On the same day, Tuen Mun left Central and the journey time was about 30 minutes without traffic jams.
As for the actual measurement this (27) afternoon, it took about 51 minutes from Tuen Mun to detour through the Tuen Chi Tunnel and the Lantau Link to Central, which took 21 minutes longer than the test using Tuen Mun Highway to exit the city.
The Weitunchi Tunnel was opened to traffic on the first day, which attracted the public to try the new road, and the traffic was crowded.
In the "track record" of Tuen Mun Highway, in the event of a traffic accident, the traffic jam time starts from half an hour.
According to the actual measurement results, when the Tuen Mun Road is congested, it may be faster for drivers to diverted to the Tuen Chi Tunnel "Road".
"Hong Kong 01" measured the Tuen Mun Highway on the day that traffic was smooth and no traffic accidents occurred.
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"Hong Kong 01" last Wednesday (23rd), at non-peak hours at 2 pm, it departed from Tuen Mun city center to the Central Ferry Pier and drove smoothly into Tuen Mun Highway in just 2 minutes.
With unimpeded traffic and no traffic jams, it took about 14 minutes to reach Tsing Yi via Tuen Mun Highway, and then took Route 3 through the West Crossing to reach Central in about 30 minutes.
The reporter departed from the same starting point at about 1:30 pm today (27th), and measured the drive from Tuen Mun to Central via the Tuen Chi Tunnel.
Today, traffic in Tuen Mun was initially normal. However, after entering the area of Wong Chu Road and Lung Fu Road, the opening of the new road attracted the public to try the new road. Many vehicles entered and exited at the Lung Fu Road roundabout and traffic was gradually congested.
In the afternoon, the Tunchi Tunnel travels at a speed of only 30-40 kilometers per hour.
After entering the Tunchi Tunnel, there was also a lot of traffic in the southbound pipeline. The tunnel with a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour could only travel at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. It took about 15 minutes to complete the entire tunnel. At that time, it was 1. At 54 minutes.
According to the actual measurement of "Hong Kong 01" this morning, it only takes about 14 minutes to go smoothly from the airport to the center of Tuen Mun, and it only takes about 5 minutes to walk through the entire tunnel.
After leaving the Tun Chi Tunnel, the traffic was generally smooth. It took about 36 minutes to reach Tsing Yi via the North Lantau Highway towards Kowloon, along the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and Tsing Ma Bridge.
The data from Tuen Mun via Tuen Mun Highway to Tsing Yi before the opening of the new road was about 22 minutes slower.
Finally, the reporter took Route 3 to the Central Ferry Pier. As a result, it took nearly 51 minutes to reach Central from Tuen Mun’s city center, which was about 21 minutes slower than the Tuen Mun Highway test.
There was one accident on Tuen Mun Highway every other day in the past 3 years
However, the Tuen Mun Highway often causes traffic congestion due to traffic accidents.
Looking at the data from the Transport and Housing Bureau, from June 2017 to June this year, a total of 589 incidents occurred on Tuen Mun Highway. If calculated by the average number of days, there was one accident almost every other day in the past three years.
As for the traffic jam time, the average is about half an hour, and the longest time is 4.5 hours.
If an accident occurs on Tuen Mun Highway, the average traffic jam time is half an hour.
When there is a traffic jam on Tuen Mun Road, it seems that it will be faster to change to a new road.
Motorists living in Tuen Mun in the future should pay attention to the road conditions of Tuen Mun Highway before going out. If necessary, they may change to the Tuen Chi Tunnel Highway and take the Lantau Link to Kowloon or Hong Kong Island. This may be a new choice.
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Transport Department: Public driving on the new road during the holiday has a higher traffic flow than usual on Sundays
A spokesman for the Transport Department said that the toll exemption of the Lantau Link and the opening of the Tun Chi Tunnel went smoothly today. The Department observed that the traffic volume increased from noon and was higher than that on normal Sundays, most of which were private cars.
In some places, such as traffic queues on Lung Fu Road and heavy traffic in Tung Chung’s city centre, it is believed that this is due to the public driving on the new road during the holiday.
As for the southbound tunnel of the Tun Chi Tunnel, a minor traffic accident occurred at about 2 pm, causing a brief blockage of about 10 minutes and no one was injured.
▼Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok North Link will open to traffic at 8 am on December 27▼
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