The Expressway will run from the northern limit of the toll plaza for the Western Harbour Crossing to the southern limit of the Lai Chi Kok Bypass and it will be a dual three/four lane highway. An interchange with the existing highway network at Yau Ma Tei will be constructed in stages, beginning with the links that are necesary for the initial operation of the Western Harbour Crossing and transport to the new airport. The project also includes improvements to Lung Cheung and Ching Cheung Roads (Route Four) that have been identified as necessary for initial operation of the expressway.
A dual two to three lane ground level primary distributor will be constructed beneath and alongside the Expressway. This will provide connections to, but will not include, secondary roads on the West Kowloon Reclamation.
The West Kowloon Expressway is at the preliminary design stage. The consult- ants, Freeman Fox MVA/Maunsell, started work in September 1990 on the preliminary report stage. Construction is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 1992. Pypun/Howard Humphries are the consultants for the Route Four improvements.
The Western Harbour Crossing
The Western Harbour Crossing will provide an immersed tube crossing of the harbour between the West Kowloon Reclamation and the existing Western Reclamation on Hong Kong Island at Sai Ying Pun.
The 1335 metre long, dual two or three lane, tunnel will form the southern section of Route Three and it will connect the West Kowloon Expressway with Route Seven and the local road network on Hong Kong Island. The project includes a toll plaza at the northern portal on the West Kowloon Reclamation and an interchange at Sai Ying Pun.
The final report on the Western Harbour Crossing is expected to be issued in early 1991. This will provide the basis for a privatisation decision by the government and preparation of tender documents.
Advanced works should begin in the third quarter of 1992 with construction starting in early 1993. The consultants are the Western Harbour Crossing Consultants consortium.
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