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• A Central-Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) and Island Eastern Corridor Link forming part of an east-west strategic route along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island to alleviate traffic congestion. It is a 4.5-kilometre-long dual three-lane trunk road with a 3.7-kilometre-long tunnel. Construction of the CWB in the Central Reclamation Phase III area is in progress. Works on the other sections of the carriageway began in December 2009 and are going on in stages. The trunk road is scheduled for opening for traffic by 2017.
• Reconstruction of Tuen Mun Road to bring the expressway's dual three-lane carriageway up to current standards and to provide hard shoulder lanes wherever practicable. The project is scheduled for completion by 2014. Work on widening the Tuen Mun Road Town Centre section is scheduled for completion by the end of 2013.
• Widening of Tolo Highway between Island House Interchange and Tai Hang to upgrade the existing dual three-lane carriageway to a dual four-lane carriageway. Construction of the section between Island House Interchange and Ma Wo commenced in August 2009 for completion in 2013, while construction of the section between Ma Wo and Tai Hang commenced in February for completion by the end of 2013.
• Bus-Bus Interchanges on Tuen Mun Road involving construction of two bus- bus Interchanges, one for Tuen Mun bound buses, the other for Kowloon bound buses plying Tuen Mun Road. Construction commenced in July 2010 for completion in 2013.
Road Projects in the Planning Stage
A number of road construction and improvement projects are being planned to enhance Hong Kong's existing road network:
• The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) and Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB) for which investigation and preliminary design are in progress. These two projects involve building a dual two-lane road to connect Kong Sham Western Highway to the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HZMB-HKBCF) where cross-border facilities are located,
are located, Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau. The road is required to meet the anticipated traffic demand of Northwest New Territories and Lantau after 2016. The new road will strengthen the development of Hong Kong's logistics industry and provide an alternative route to the airport.
• The Hong Kong Link Road, a 12-kilometre dual three-lane highway comprising sections of sea viaduct, tunnel and at-grade road that will link the HZMB Main Bridge with the HZMB-HKBCF.
• The HZMB-HKBCF is to be constructed on an artificial island of about 130 hectares in the northeast waters of Hong Kong International Airport. The detailed ground investigation for reclamation work has been completed. The consultancy for the detailed design of the project's infrastructures and superstructures commenced in late 2010. In order to draw new conceptual