Macau Bridge, located to the east of Friendship Bridge, was officially opened to traffic on October 1, National Day, and the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has said that in response to the opening of the bridge, the hourly traffic volume of the city’s second Macau-Taipa bridge on weekdays has been reduced by an average of about 10 percent in the evening peak hours in both directions compared to that of last month, alleviating the pressure on the traffic in the busy Rotunda da Amizade.
Connecting Pac On district in Taipa and the peninsula’s Zone A land reclamation area, the city’s fourth Macau-Taipa bridge, according to a DSAT statement on Monday, has diverted about 15 percent of the hourly traffic volume of Friendship Bridge from Macau to Taipa during the evening peak hours, showing that the bridge has been “effective” in diverting traffic from its surrounding areas.
The statement added that traffic from the Zone A land reclamation area to Taipa via Friendship Bridge has largely been diverted to the newly opened Macau Bridge, with traffic on the former having been significantly reduced by 93 percent.
According to the statement, the bureau plans to suspend the diversion from Rotunda da Amizade to the Zone A area during the Macau Grand Prix races slated for next month after taking into account the reduction in traffic flow from Friendship Bridge to Zone A via the roundabout.
This file photo released by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on October 1 shows cars crossing Macau Bridge on its opening day coinciding with National Day.
