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the HZMB HKBCF. The detailed design and construction works commenced in May 2012 for completion in 2016 to dovetail with the commissioning of the HZMB.
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:
• TM-CLKL and Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB): The two roads will together form an approximately 18-kilometre-long dual two-lane road to connect the northwest New Territories to the HZMB HKBCF, HKIA and North Lantau. The TM-CLKL will provide an alternative route to the airport. The detailed design of the TM-CLKL started in November 2011, and construction will start in mid-2013. The preliminary design of the TMWB is under way.
• Central-Kowloon Route: Detailed design for the proposed 4.7-kilometre-long dual three- lane route, with 3.9 kilometres of tunnel connecting West Kowloon to the proposed Kai Tak Development and the road network in Kowloon Bay, is ongoing.
• Trunk Road T2: Preliminary design for the proposed trunk road, a 3.6-kilometre-long dual two-lane carriageway, is ongoing. It will connect the Central-Kowloon Route from the Kai Tak Development to the proposed Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel.
Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and the Cross Bay Link: The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel is a dual two-lane carriageway of 4.2 kilometres with a 2.6 kilometres tunnel, connecting Tseung Kwan O to Trunk Road T2 in Kai Tak Development. Preliminary design continues. The Cross Bay Link is a dual two-lane carriageway of 1.8 kilometres with a 1.1 kilometre viaduct, connecting Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel to Wan Po Road near Area 86, Tseung Kwan O.
Fanling Highway: Detailed design has been completed for the widening of Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and the Wo Hop Shek Interchange, which will turn its dual three-lane carriageway into a dual four-lane carriageway with hard shoulders.
• Trunk Road T4: The proposed dual two-lane carriageway will connect Sha Tin Road to Trunk Road T3 and Shing Mun Tunnel Road, and will be used as a bypass to Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) to cater for the long-term traffic flow in Sha Tin District. A review of the plan for this proposed trunk road continued after Route 8 opened at the end of 2009.
• Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section): An investigation study on widening the Tai Po Road between Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Fo Tan Road from dual two-lane to dual three-lane is being planned.
• Hiram's Highway: Improvements to Hiram's Highway will be carried out in two stages: Stage 1 covers the section between Hiram's Villas and Marina Cove, and Stage 2 covers the area between Marina Cove and Sai Kung Town Centre. The road alignment plan, formulated under Stage 1, has been finalised. For Stage 2, a study is under way to explore
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