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Traffic flow at Cross Harbour Tunnel returns to normal

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Updated at 5.18pm: Traffic at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel was generally normal during Thursday?s morning rush hour, a Transport Department spokesman said.

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Thursday is the third working day after the controversial Eastern Harbour Crossing toll increase on Sunday.

The spokesman said 600 more vehicles used the Cross-Harbour Tunnel between 6am and 9am on Thursday ? up four per cent ? compared with a normal Thursday for the same period.

The Western Harbour Crossing also recorded a four per cent increase of 2,100 vehicles for the period.

But 2,100 fewer vehicles used the Eastern Harbour Crossing on Thursday. It was a 19 per cent drop compared with a normal Thursday during this period, the spokesman said.

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He said the department was continuing to monitor the cross-harbour traffic and liaise with police, bus companies and tunnel companies.

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