Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said traffic flows along the new Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass were smooth on Monday morning.

She was among officials inspecting traffic conditions on the first working day since Sunday's opening of the section, with some 50,000 vehicles using the new link.

Chan said the overall traffic flow in Kowloon was better with the opening of the new section, including that in other busy routes like Lung Cheung Road and the Gascoigne Road Flyover.

"We noticed a significant improvement in the diversion effect of the bypass, to improve the traffic conditions along the Gascoigne [Road Flyover] and also other major roads in the Kowloon district," she said.

Some road signs near Kai Tak and Kowloon Bay exits have been added overnight, she added, so that motorists can choose their lanes early and not enter those assigned to buses.

Chan reminded drivers to pay more attention since the route was a new one and said more police officers had been assigned to enforce the law and ensure safety.

She said officials would keep making adjustments to traffic lights near the exits of the bypass to keep traffic flows smooth.

Eight bus routes run on the new bypass, including five existing KMB services that have been rerouted.

A commuter from Yuen Long said she didn't know her bus had been rerouted through the new link, and so she got to work in Kwun Tong earlier than usual.

"Normally I get off the bus at around 8.30am. So this was about 20 minutes faster for me, meaning I don't need to hurry as much as I did before. I can sit around in the office a bit now," she told RTHK.

A man from Tuen Mun said he enjoyed his bus ride to Kwun Tong on the bypass.

"This was more than 10 minutes faster. In the past I often worried about Lung Cheung Road because often traffic accidents happened there," he told RTHK, adding that the traffic movement was smooth on the bypass.
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Last updated: 2025-12-22 HKT 15:50