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Road Projects in the Planning Stage
A number of road construction/improvement projects are being planned to expand further and improve the existing road network:
• The preliminary design and site investigation of the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link and Tuen Mun Western Bypass are under way. The project will provide a dual two-lane strategic road connecting Kong Sham Western Highway with Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau to meet the anticipated traffic demand of the Northwest New Territories and Lantau after 2016. The new road will also help strengthen Hong Kong's logistics development and serve as an alternative road to and from the airport. Construction is scheduled to start in 2011 for completion by 2016.
• Planning of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass is under way. This dual three-lane carriageway is part of a strategic highway running through the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. It will connect the existing flyover near Rumsey Street in Central with the existing Island Eastern Corridor at North Point to relieve congestion along the Connaught Road Central/Harcourt Road/Gloucester Road corridor and improve the network reliability of the east-west link. Construction is scheduled to start in late 2009 for completion by 2017.
• Investigation and preliminary design of the Central Kowloon Route are under way. This proposed 3.7-kilometre-long dual three-lane route with about 3.9 kilometres in tunnel, will connect West Kowloon with the future Kai Tai Development and road network in Kowloon Bay. It will form the strategic Route 6 running from West Kowloon to Tseung Kwan O together with Trunk Road T2 and Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel.
• Trunk Road T2 is planned to be a dual two-lane carriageway of about 2.5 kilometres connecting Central Kowloon Route at the Kai Tak Development and Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel at the Cha Kwo Ling waterfront. The detailed design of the project will start in the third quarter of 2009.
• The investigation and preliminary design studies of Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and the Cross Bay Link are scheduled to commence in early 2009. The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel will provide an additional external land route connecting Tseung Kwan O with Kowloon, while the Cross Bay Link will provide relief to the anticipated congestion in Tseung Kwan O town centre.
• Detailed design of the widening of Tolo Highway/Fanting Highway between the Island House Interchange and Fanling is in progress. This project will widen the section of the Tolo Highway between Island House Interchange and Tai Hang (Stage 1) and the section of Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and Wo Hop Shek Interchange (Stage 2) from dual three-lane to dual four-lane. The Stage 1 road scheme was authorised in June. Construction of Stage 1 is scheduled to start in the first half of 2009 and for phased completion by 2013. Construction of Stage 2 is under planning.