The city’s Transport Department announced that it will begin a new peak-hour toll system on all three of the city’s Victoria Harbour tunnel crossings from December 10. Under the new system, called the time-varying tolls, private cars and motorcycle users will have to pay differing tolls based on when they use these tunnels.
All the crossings will have two peak-hour slots from Monday to Saturday, one in the morning and the other in the evening. The peak-hour slots for the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Eastern Harbour Crossing will be the same: 7.48am-10.15am, and 4.38pm-7pm. The rush-hour timings for the Western Harbour Crossing will differ slightly, at 8.08am-10.15am, and 4.58pm-7pm.
| CROSSING | CURRENT TOLL | PEAK-HOUR TOLL |
| Western Harbour Crossing | HK$60 | HK$60 |
| Cross-Harbour Tunnel | HK$30 | HK$40 |
| Eastern Harbour Crossing | HK$30 | HK$40 |
During these times, commuters in private cars who use the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the Eastern Harbour Crossing will have to pay HK$40, while it will cost motorists who go through the Western Harbour Crossing HK$60. Tolls will also increase or decrease by HK$2 every two minutes during the change from rush-hour to normal periods to discourage motorists from speeding up to cross before prices change.
During normal hours on all three tunnels — between 10.30am and 4pm — the toll will be HK$30 for private cars. On Sundays and general holidays, private cars will be charged HK$25 between 10.10am and 7.15pm at all three tunnels. However, under the new system, taxis will continue to pay HK$25 the entire day on all days of the week.
Earlier this year, the Transport Department announced that, starting August 2, the tolls would change on all three cross-harbour tunnels in Hong Kong. There was a 20% decrease for private cars that take the Western Harbour Crossing, but tolls went up by 50% for those that use the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. This summer, the government made the use of the HKeToll facility mandatory for all three tunnels, starting with the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in July, followed by the Eastern and Western harbour crossings in August.
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