Transport Department Signs ATC and CCTV Agreement

Transport Department today (December 6) signed a $4.08 million consultancy agreement with Delcan Arup Joint Venture for the Design and Construction Assignment for Area Traffic Control (ATC) and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long Districts.

The Consultants shall be responsible for the detailed design and the administration of the contracts for implementation of the works. The assignment will commence on December 7, 2001. Subject to availability of fund from the Government, the construction works will commence in September 2003 for completion in November 2005.

Upon completion of the project, all the existing and planned signalized junctions in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long (approximately 280 in nos.) will be controlled under ATC system. By using the state-of-the-art technique, the proposed ATC system will interface with the existing signaling system of the Light Rail Transit (LRT), and will centrally co-ordinate traffic signal timings to minimize vehicle stoppage and delay resulting in reduction of journey time.

The ATC system will operate the traffic signals in a traffic responsive manner by automatically adjusting the signal plans and timings to meet the prevailing traffic conditions measured through detectors on the roads.

On the other hand, the CCTV system will facilitate monitoring the traffic conditions in the districts through the use of the CCTV cameras. About 47 nos. of remote controlled CCTV cameras will be installed at key roadside locations and be linked to the ATC Control Centre of the Transport Department for close traffic monitoring.

It is expected that the combined systems would substantially improve the efficiency of the road network in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long.

End/Thursday, December 6, 2001