Hong Kong’s second diagonal pedestrian crossing launches in Tsim Sha Tsui

The Transport Department announced that the works for diagonal crossings at the junction of Carnarvon Road and Granville Road in Tsim Sha Tsui have been completed, with the crossings open for use on Friday (August 2).

This is the second trial location under the trial scheme for diagonal crossings, following the one at the junction of Sha Kok Street and Yat Tai Street in Sha Tin.

The department said the overall operation of the Sha Tin trial has been smooth to date.

“The Transport Department will continue to carefully observe the operation of the two trial locations in Sha Tin and Tsim Sha Tsui, with a view to formulating a design standard for diagonal crossings suitable for the traffic conditions and pedestrians in Hong Kong,

“As the traffic flow at junctions in Hong Kong is relatively heavy, the characteristics of individual junctions, including factors such as traffic and pedestrian flows, the crossing distance and time required, need to be carefully examined during the selection of suitable junctions for trial, to ensure that adequate vehicular capacity can still be maintained at signalized junctions after the provision of diagonal crossings to avoid causing serious impact on the overall traffic,” according to a department statement.