Three cross-harbour tunnels implement time-varying charge

The second phase of traffic diversion among the three cross-harbour tunnels began on Sunday, with the three tunnels adopting different tolls for different time slots starting at 5 am.

Under the new arrangement, the three cross-harbour tunnels would charge a flat rate of HK$20 before 10.15 am during general holidays and HK$25 from 10.15 am to 7.15 pm.

The toll for private cars is HK$60 for Western Harbour Crossing and HK$40 for the Cross Harbour Tunnel and Eastern Harbour Crossing during peak hours from Monday to Saturday, while HK$20 would be charged for non-peak hours.

Tolls will gradually increase or decrease every two minutes between any of the two time slots.

Taxis, trucks, buses, and minibusses would be charged the same fare throughout the day.

To facilitate drivers, electronic boards were put up near tunnel entrances to display real-time toll charges for different types of vehicles.