"Take 5, Protect a Crab for Life" Road Control Measures to Protect Newly-hatched Crabs
In order to ensure the safe release of berried female crab eggs into the ocean, Kenting National Park Headquarters will be reducing the four lanes of Provincial Highway 26 into two lanes from 6:30PM to 8:30PM on August 21 to 23 and September 19 to 21, and from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM on October 19 to 21. This will affect the highway from the 39.5k mark to the 40k mark and from the 41k mark to the 41.5k mark. The two outer lanes on either side of the north-sound bound highway will be shut down. A 40 to 50 meter section of the above road sections will be subjected to motorized blockades with 5 minute intervals to provide the land crabs a spawning environment with less interference. Volunteers will be encouraging road users to slow down their vehicles and be aware of land crabs crossing the road. These volunteers will also be giving away "protect a crab" promotional items to raise awareness. The Headquarters hopes these traffic control measures will ensure the safety of land crabs heading to the ocean to spawn.