T Macau Transport Bureau (DSAT) has directed casino shuttle buses to use the new Macau Bridge to relieve congestion on the Amizade Bridge.
To ease traffic congestion, the DSAT has instructed shuttle buses used by the city’s concessionaires to transport passengers between the Macau peninsula and Cotai to use the recently opened Macau Bridge.
The new policy is expected to divert pressure from the heavily trafficked Amizade Bridge. DSAT confirmed the change has already been implemented for most such trips.
“To tie in with the opening of Macau Bridge, DSAT has coordinated the vehicles of gaming companies (the concessionaires) to take Macau Bridge as the route for their operation from the Border Gate and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to Cotai, to ease the pressure of the traffic flow of the Amizade Bridge,” the bureau said in a statement to Inside Asia Gaming.
According to DSAT, the average travel time for concessionaire vehicles has been reduced by 3-5 minutes after switching to the new Macau Bridge route. The bureau also noted the peak traffic volume on the Amizade Bridge has decreased by about 10% during evening rush hours since the opening of the new crossing. VC
