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The Transport Department (TD) today (May 31) commissioned new journey time indicators installed in Kowloon and Eastern District on Hong Kong Island to provide motorists with more cross-harbour journey time information.
The expanded Journey Time Indication System (JTIS) comprises six sets of journey time indicators in Kowloon and one set in Eastern District at the following locations:
Kowloon
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* Ferry Street southbound near Charming Garden
* Gascoigne Road eastbound near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
* Waterloo Road southbound near Kowloon Hospital
* Princess Margaret Road southbound near Oi Man Estate
* Chatham Road North southbound near Fat Kwong Street Playground
* Kai Fuk Road northbound near the petrol stations
Eastern District
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* Island Eastern Corridor westbound near Lei King Wan
The JTIS assists motorists to make an informed route choice to cross the harbour before arriving at the critical diversion points by referring to the journey time information provided by the journey time indicators.
As with the existing three sets of journey time indicators on Hong Kong Island, the new journey time indicators display the average journey time, in minutes, from the location of the indicators to the exit of the respective tunnels.
The displayed digits are shown in three colours for different traffic conditions: red represents congested traffic, amber represents slow traffic and green represents smooth traffic.
The JTIS operates on a 24-hour basis and the displayed times are refreshed every two minutes.
The journey time information of the JTIS and deduced traffic speed of main roads on Hong Kong, in Kowloon and the New Territories South have been uploaded to the TD's homepage (www.td.gov.hk) and PDA homepage (pda.td.gov.hk).
A new JTIS hotline is also in service to help the public with route planning. The public can call 2804 2655 to listen to the latest journey time information of each journey time indicator of the JTIS.
Enquiries or comments on the JTIS can be made by calling 1823 or emailing tdenq@td.gov.hk .
Ends/Monday, May 31, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:32
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