Toll Road

Economist sparks debate on tolls policy as roads jam

2 Oct 2012

A prominent economist has sparked heated public debate by describing the lifting of all road toll fees during this holiday week as the stupidest policy ever.

Driver jailed over death of motorcyclist at toll booth

25 Apr 2012

A mother was jailed for eight months yesterday for dangerous driving causing death after her car ran over a British motorcyclist at the toll booth of Tate's Cairn Tunnel last year.

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Crackdown on illegal use of highway project funds

16 Apr 2012

The Ministry of Transport has begun a crackdown on misappropriation of funds meant to repay loans that were raised to build highway projects on the mainland.

Toll roads sag under debt of 760b yuan

18 Oct 2011

Twelve provinces are faced with debt totalling 759.3 billion yuan (HK$920.8 billion) they have incurred from building toll roads, and money from fees paid by drivers could be trickling in too...

Protests over high road tolls grow louder

16 Feb 2011

Outrageously high expressway tolls are already the source of a rising public outcry on the mainland, and the People's Daily, the Communist Party's main mouthpiece, has joined the fray, publishing...

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Tai Lam Tunnel firm declines to raise tolls

The operator of Tai Lam Tunnel is not raising its tolls despite being legally allowed to, the government says.

Man vs machine in tunnel debate

A new proposed route for the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel is promising to save nine hectares of land from being used for a toll plaza, but asks drivers to put their full faith in electronic...

Tate's Cairn Tunnel wants HK$1 increase in toll for all vehicles

The Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company has applied for an increase in its tolls, the second increase in a year, after talks with the government on extending its franchise showed no progress.

Tunnel tolls unchanged

The companies running the Tai Lam Tunnel and the Western Harbour Crossing will not raise tolls despite being legally allowed to under the mechanism governing tolls, a Transport and Housing Bureau...

Bridge toll could be less than HK$100

The toll for private cars crossing the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge could be set below HK$100 for a one-way trip, the secretary for transport and housing has said.

Western Harbour tolls stay the same

Tolls for the Western Harbour Tunnel will remain unchanged as the operator yesterday extended a set of concessions for six months.