‘Bus only’ lane between Barra and Lam Mau dock gets green light

A “Bus only” lane connecting the Barra area to Lam Mau dock will be put into effect in a trial period soon, according to the president of the Specialized Group for Public Transportation and Community Relations, Kuok Keng Man. Kuok made the comments upon leaving the meeting of the Traffic Advisory Board (CCT), which was held yesterday morning at the Transport Bureau (DSAT) headquarters.
The group’s president said that members of the group have personally visited the proposed area for the lane, and that “all is well planned and has been researched in relation to this exclusive lane. We hope that DSAT can talk with the shop owners in that area so we can try, with everyone’s effort to successfully implement [the initiative].” He added, “For the first phase, we are going to run it during the weekends and if all goes well we will extend it to the week days as well,” before concluding without advancing a precise date for when it will happen.
Kuok also noted that the “Bus only” lane will function during particular and limited times during the day.
Regarding buses, Kuok said that the same meeting had also helped to make improvements to a few bus routes and stops, namely in Taipa, where the creation of routes 44 and N6 has been proposed as well as changes to be performed on the current N5 route.
On the Macau side, there were also a few proposals regarding the changing of bus stops, namely along the Av. do Infante D. Henrique, as well as some improvements to bus stop information and lighting.

lrt construction company claims compensation

One of the companies involved in the construction of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system is claiming compensation from the MSAR government, to which they attribute responsibility for the delays in the construction, the Portuguese language newspaper Tribuna de Macau reported yesterday.
According to the newspaper, “Top Builders” company president Tang Hon Cheong said that the government should compensate the construction company due to the losses incurred by delays. He added that the company is currently in discussions with the government on the issue.
Tang, who is also president of the Macau Construction Association, stressed that the losses are due to the fact that the deadline for the contract has been extended from 28 to 48 months, representing an increase on the company’s costs of about MOP10 million.
The company head also noted that the reason no fines were meted out to the company concerning the delays shows that the government has acknowledged its responsibility concerning the matter.