Bus-only Lanes

Existing bus-only lanes are mostly localised and do not facilitate the
movement of buses between districts and/or regions. As a result, buses
still suffer significant delays due to traffic congestion in major
inter-district traffic corridors.

The Transport Department commissioned a consultancy study in August
1996 to investigate and design inter-district bus-only lanes for six
corridors covering major commuter traffic between homes and
work/school places. The bus-only lanes between Aberdeen and Wan Chai
are being implemented in two stages from August 1997 to mid-1998.
These inter-district bus-only lanes are expected to shorten bus journey
times, make services more reliable and attract more commuters to use
buses instead of private cars, in turn alleviating traffic congestion.

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