In order to implement electronic road pricing in Hong Kong, the government completed three studies in 1985, 2001 and 2009 respectively, and launched the "Central District Electronic Road Pricing Pilot Project" in 2015, which was originally planned to be implemented after the completion of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass , After evaluating the effectiveness of electronic road pricing in a pilot form, it was expanded to the whole of Hong Kong. However, two years after the bypass was completed, there was still no sound of stairs.
The Secretary for Transportation and Housing, Chen Fan, and representatives of the Transport Department, today (19) in the Legislative Council’s Panel on Transport, stated that the Central District will be used as a "head shot" test, saying that they will wait until the Government to recover the western seabed in August 2023. After the right to operate the tunnel, a "congestion levy" will be introduced for several cross-harbour tunnels and other tunnels before assessing the traffic flow on Hong Kong Island.
In other words, the Central District Electronic Road Pricing Program will continue to be "shelved."
Chen Fan said that the Transport Department will begin issuing "toll payment stickers" to car owners in the middle of next year, and will begin to implement non-stop tolling in government toll tunnels one by one at the end of next year. Opportunity, the government is actively studying the promotion of congestion levy."
He mentioned that the Transport Department will assess the traffic situation in Central after the implementation of the congestion levy, taking full account of the latest social and economic conditions in Hong Kong, and decide how to implement the "Central Electronic Road Pricing Pilot Project."
Transport Department: Congestion levy affects traffic flow on Hong Kong Island, electronic road pricing needs to be reassessed
The Deputy Director of Transport (Planning and Technical Services) Yau Kwok-ting later added that the electronic road pricing work has not stopped. This year, the law on the use of toll discounts has just been revised and the public technical test has also been completed.
He pointed out that after the resumption of the Western Harbour Crossing, the government will control the flow of cross-harbour traffic in the cross-harbour tunnel and other government-tolled tunnels through the "different time period and different toll" scheme. The relevant measures will affect the traffic flow of the entire Hong Kong Island and Central, and will be evaluated again. Traffic conditions in Central.
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Looking through the information, the government pointed out that the public participation document of the Central Electronic Road Pricing Pilot Project in December 2015 pointed out that the roads in Central and adjacent areas were congested. After the Central-Wan Chai Bypass was opened to traffic, a free alternative route was provided. The area also has quite good Therefore, it chose to launch a pilot project in Central.
At that time, the government also proposed that it would evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of electronic road pricing in Hong Kong in a pilot project in the Central District, and consider whether and how electronic road pricing should be extended to other regions in Hong Kong.
Policy address | Chen Fan said that electronic road pricing work has never stopped. In the future, the government will further study the implementation of the non-stop toll payment system. Motor Club: In order to promote electronic road pricing "outposts" [Electronic Road Tolling] to combat "boss cars" road obstruction must be explored Time and distance tolls [Electronic Road Pricing] The Transport Department plans to charge taxis on a perimeter basis. [Central District Electronic Road Pricing] District Councillors say that taxis will not be exempted or will be passed on to consumers’ non-stop payment.｜Next year The toll payment is used in government toll tunnels and Qingsha control zone. The government will launch the non-stop toll payment system next year. 262 tunnel toll collectors will be replaced. Livelihoods will be affected. Non-stop payment will be affected. Use APP to identify deductions
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