238 Transport
• Trunk Road T4 is a proposed dual two-lane carriageway, which will connect Sha Tin Road with Trunk Road T3 and Shing Mun Tunnel Road, and will serve as a bypass to Tai Po Road (Sha Tin section) and other district distributor roads at Sha Tin Town Centre. Implementation of the project is under review.
Improvement of Hiram's Highway: Stage 1 Improvement works for the Hiram's Villas and the Marina Cove sections will be gazetted in early 2009. An investigation study for Stage 2 Improvement between Marina Cove and Sai Kung Town Centre commenced in 2007. Several improvement concepts have been developed for the improvement of the road section with a view to enhancing road standard and traffic capacity to cater for the increasing traffic after 2016. Public consultation has been held to obtain the public's views and suggestions for the improvement concepts. The investigation study is scheduled for completion by 2009.
Tsing Ma Control Area
The Tsing Ma Control Area is a 21-kilometre expressway network comprising the Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Lantau Link, Ting Kau Bridge, part of the North Lantau Highway and Ma Wan Road. The control area is operated and maintained by a private management contractor.
The Lantau Link has a one-way toll collection arrangement. Vehicles travelling on the Lantau Link are charged twice the single journey toll when they return from Lantau Island or enter Ma Wan. The double toll ranges from $20 to $80 for different types of vehicles. A daily average of 56 414 vehicles used the Lantau Link in 2008.
Tsing Sha Control Area
The Tsing Sha Control Area connects the Tsing Ma Control Area in the west with Tai Po Road in Sha Tin. Part of the Tsing Sha Control Area covering the Route 8 Cheung Sha Wan to Sha Tin section has been in operation since March 2008. It comprises a six-kilometre highway with viaducts and tolled tunnels. The flat toll charge is $8 for all vehicles. The highway provides a direct link between Sha Tin and West Kowloon as well as additional road capacity to cope with the increasing traffic in the Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Shing Mun tunnels.
The remaining section of the Tsing Sha Control Area from Tsing Yi to Cheung Sha Wan will be open in late 2009. When completely operated, the Tsing Sha Control Area will include West Tsing Yi Viaduct, Nam Wan Tunnel, East Tsing Yi Viaduct, Stonecutters Bridge, Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct, Lai Chi Kok Viaduct, and the Eagle's Nest, Sha Tin Heights, and Tai Wai tunnels.
Public Transport
Rail, bus, ferry and other public transport services offer Hong Kong commuters a good choice of different transport modes at reasonable fares and different levels of comfort, speed and convenience.