Trial of Smart Motorway Pilot Scheme launched at Ting Kau Bridge southbound on Dec. 29

The Transport Department (TD) today (Dec. 20) announced that the trial of the Smart Motorway Pilot Scheme will be launched at the road section of Ting Kau Bridge southbound (Tsing Yi bound) on Dec. 29.

All necessary works, including the installation of additional lane control signals and variable message signs as well as the full introduction of the Automatic Incident Detection System, have been completed at the above entire road section.

With the application of artificial intelligence technologies, the System can detect traffic incidents, stationary vehicles or other road abnormalities more efficiently, and swiftly notify operation staff of the Tsing Ma Control Area for follow-up, thereby substantially raising both the efficiency of handling and the capability to respond to incidents.

In case of traffic incidents, on-site staff may instruct the opening of the hard shoulder of Ting Kau Bridge southbound to ease traffic flow under suitable circumstances. In addition, the lane control signals and variable message signs on the spot will guide the following vehicles to pass in an orderly manner, relieving possible traffic obstruction arising from the incidents.

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