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Transport
Projects under Construction
The Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB), forming part of the east- west strategic route along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, are being constructed to alleviate traffic congestion at Connaught Road Central/Harcourt Road/Gloucester Road and to cater for anticipated growth in road traffic. The CWB is a 4.5km dual three-lane trunk road with a 3.7km tunnel. When completed, it will take about five minutes to travel from Central to the Island Eastern Corridor in North Point.
The Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point is being constructed to connect with the Shenzhen Eastern Corridor and provide efficient access to eastern Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces via the Huiyan and Shenshan Expressways. Upon commissioning of the new control point, it will significantly shorten the travelling time between Hong Kong and Shenzhen and the nearby provinces and greatly facilitate future regional cooperation and development. Besides, residents in Sha Tau Kok, Ta Kwu Ling and Ping Che would save on travelling time by using the new road connecting the new Boundary Control Point to the Fanling Highway.
The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel is being constructed to cope with traffic demand arising from further developments in Tseung Kwan O and Kwun Tong district and to ease the traffic load on the existing Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. It is a 4.2km dual two-lane highway with a 2.2km main tunnel connecting Tseung Kwan O with the Eastern Harbour Crossing and Cha Kwo Ling Road in Kwun Tong. It will provide an additional main connection between Tseung Kwan O and East Kowloon, and will link up with the proposed Trunk Road T2 in Kai Tak and the Central Kowloon Route to form Route 6 in the strategic road network and to provide an express road link between Kowloon West and Tseung Kwan O. Construction works are in progress for completion in 2021.
The dual three-lane Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and Wo Hop Shek Interchange is being. widened to a dual four-lane carriageway. Construction works began in 2013.
Works continued in respect of the HZMB, including the Main Bridge within Mainland waters and the Hong Kong section of the HZMB, namely the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities and Hong Kong Link Road. Reclamation works for the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) and the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link southern landfall, located in the northeast waters of the airport, started in 2011. Construction works for superstructures of the HKBCF started in 2014.
The Hong Kong Link Road, a 12km dual three-lane carriageway comprising sections of land and marine viaduct, tunnel and at-grade road, will connect the HZMB Main Bridge to the HKBCF. Construction works began in 2012.
The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link is a dual two-lane carriageway of about 9km long connecting Tuen Mun with the HKBCF and North Lantau. Construction works began in 2013.
Works for the Hiram's Highway improvement stage 1 project, covering the widening of the single carriageway to a dual two-lane carriageway at the section between Hiram's Villa and Marina Cove, commenced in 2016.
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