Non-stop toll payment service From the 28th, Easy Pass has been extended to the Sierra Leone Tunnel, and vehicles passing by at 5 am do not need to stop and pay, and the cars seen at 9 am are smooth, the original toll booth has been covered with black cloth, and multiple signs are placed on site to remind vehicles to indicate "no need to stop".
The toll plaza was changed to three lines of traffic back and forth, and the driving was generally smooth, but occasionally there were drivers who were not familiar with it, some vehicles deliberately slowed down when passing the toll booth, and some drivers stopped at the toll booth with "habitual gestures", and immediately a staff member stepped forward and waved to signal the driver to continue driving.


▼May 5 The first day of the implementation of "Easy Passage" in the Lion Rock Tunnel▼


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The Lion Rock Tunnel area was implemented in phases from 27 am last night (10th), and the tunnel was closed from 4:30 am to 5 am today to close toll booths and put up signs. The toll booths in the toll plaza have all been covered with black cloth, and the reminder "Easy to pass and pay, no parking" has been affixed, and there are staff on site to provide instructions.

The lion-tunnel gantry is installed near the entrance and exit of Sha Tin in the tunnel

The Lion Rock Tunnel toll sensor gantry is installed on the gantry near the entrance and exit of Sha Tin of the tunnel, and the road will be marked to notify that the toll area has been entered. Before the implementation of Easy Pass, there were six traffic lanes in the direction of Sha Tin at the tunnel toll plaza, including two self-service toll booths and four manual toll booths, all of which were cancelled from today, reducing the number of traffic lanes to 3, and changing the slow line to bus line; As for the reduction from two self-service toll booths and five manual toll booths to three lanes before the implementation in the direction of Kowloon, the bus lanes in the morning and afternoon hours remain unchanged.

The Lion Rock Tunnel toll sensor is installed on the gantry near the Shatin entrance and exit of Sierra Leone Hill, and the road will be lined with signs to notify you that you have entered the toll area. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)

At 9 a.m., the reporter observed at the location of the Lion Tunnel Shatin, and the traffic towards Kowloon and Shatin was generally smooth, but occasionally there were drivers who were not familiar with the new method, and some vehicles slowed down in front of the toll booth, and subsequent vehicles also needed to slow down, and a small car dragon appeared at one point. In addition, several drivers "habitually gestured" and parked in front of the toll booth, about one to two seconds, unknown whether they wanted to stop and pay, the staff immediately stepped forward to signal the driver to continue driving.

The Director of Transport Law Suk-pei estimated earlier that tomorrow (29th) work and school days will be the real test, and the new measures will not significantly improve the congestion situation during the peak hours of the Lion Tunnel, but believes that drivers who are familiar with "Easy Pass" can increase the speed of the Lion Tunnel.

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