Gov’t unveil toll plans for three harbour crossings

One of its plans is to implement a fixed toll at Western Harbour Crossing.

The government unveiled toll plans for three road harbour crossings in the city to rationalise cross-harbour traffic and alleviate congestion at such crossings.

One of its plans is to implement a fixed toll Western Harbour Crossing (WHC) upon its takeover on 2 August.

The government will lower the fixed toll for private cars using the WHC to $60 and slightly increase Cross-Harbour Tunnel (CHT) and Eastern Harbour Crossing (EHC) tolls to $30.

The move will narrow the toll differences for private cars among the harbour crossings, reduce detours, and relieve the pressure of traffic congestion at the CHT and EHC.

Cross-harbour taxis, meanwhile, will be charged an all-day fixed toll of $25. Tolls for other vehicle types will remain unchanged.

The government also plans to implement time-varying tolls at the three harbour crossings within this year” peak time, normal time, and off-peak time slots.

The toll for private cars at peak time slots for the WHC is $60, whilst that for the CHT and EHC is $40. 

The government will charge private cars using all the harbour crossings $30 during the normal time slot and $20 throughout the off-peak time slots.
 
The government will also put in place a transition charging arrangement between time slots to bridge them in an orderly manner and ensure road safety. Between any of the two-time slots, tolls will gradually increase or decrease every two minutes.
 
Here are more details about the toll plan: 

• The toll for motorcycles is set at a level of 40% of the toll for private cars, between $8 and $24.
• Cross-harbour taxis will continue to be charged an all-day fixed toll of $25.
• Other commercial vehicles, including goods vehicles and buses, can expect to pay an all-day fixed toll of $50.
• On Sundays and general holidays, the toll for private cars during the normal time slot, which runs from 10:15 am to 7:15 pm, will be $25 for all harbour crossings. For the remaining hours, the toll will be $20.
• The toll for motorcycles during such times is also set at a level of 40% of the toll for private cars.