Hong Kong may adjust tunnel tolls as traffic surpasses pre-reform peak

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Hong Kong's transport authorities are considering adjusting tolls at three cross-harbour tunnels as traffic volumes have surpassed pre-reform peak levels. The Transport Department recommends flexible tolls to alleviate congestion during peak periods.

Tolls at Hong Kong’s three cross-harbour tunnels may need to be adjusted in the future after traffic volumes exceeded pre-reform peaks, 2½ years after time-varying charges were introduced, transport authorities have said. A Transport Department paper submitted to the Legislative Council said tolls would need to remain flexible in the future because queues during some peak periods were still spilling onto connecting roads and non-tunnel lanes. “Total traffic volume across the three harbour...