HKeToll will be implemented at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel from 5am on July 23 to replace all manual toll booths and Autotoll lanes, the Transport Department announced today.

Motorists can drive through the toll plaza and pay tunnel tolls using toll tags without having to stop or queue at toll booths for payments.

To tie in with the implementation of the HKeToll service, temporary traffic arrangements will be imposed in phases in the vicinity from 1am on that day.

Both directions of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel will be closed from 4am to 5am on July 23, during which nine overnight franchised bus routes and one overnight green minibus route will be diverted via the Eastern Harbour Crossing or the Western Harbour Crossing.

As of yesterday, over 790,000 vehicle tags have been issued, accounting for about 96% of licensed vehicles in Hong Kong, of which about 84% of vehicle owners have opened HKeToll accounts.

To fully enjoy the convenience of HKeToll, the department once again appealed to vehicle owners to install a vehicle tag, open an HKeToll account and set up an automatic payment means as soon as possible.

For assistance, call 3853 7333 or visit the customer service centres or service counters.

HKeToll collected tolls of about 200,000 vehicle trips on an average per day at the Tsing Sha Control Area, Shing Mun Tunnels and Lion Rock Tunnel.

The Government plans to implement HKeToll at the Western Harbour Crossing and the Eastern Harbour Crossing in August.