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provide it with 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 end of 2013.

• Widening of Tuen Mun Road at Tsing Tin Interchange: this project involves widening Tuen Mun Road by about 240 metres for a dual three-lane for motorised vehicles, installing noise barriers, laying low noise road surfacing, and completing associated works. Construction started in mid-2008 for completion by early 2010.

• Widening of Tolo Highway between Island House Interchange and Tai Hang: this project entails widening the existing dual three-lane carriageway there 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 is scheduled to start in early 2010 for completion by the end of 2013.

Road Projects in the Planning Stage

A number of road construction and road improvement projects are being planned to enhance Hong Kong's existing road network:

• The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link and Tuen Mun Western Bypass: examination of the sites for this project is continuing and a preliminary design for it is being created. The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link project involves building a dual two-lane road to connect Kong Sham Western Highway to the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing where cross-border facilities are located, the Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau to meet the anticipated traffic demand of the Northwest New Territories and Lantau after 2016. The new road will strengthen Hong Kong's logistics development and provide an alternative route to the airport.

• The Hong Kong Link Road: a study of the project is progressing and a preliminary design for the road link is being created. The dual three-lane road is 12-kilometre long and comprises a sea viaduct, tunnel and an at-grade road. It will link the HZMB Main Bridge to the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities where the cross-boundary facilities are located.

• The Central-Kowloon Route: a preliminary design for this route is being produced. The proposed 4.7-kilometre-long dual three-lane route, with 3.9 kilometres of tunnel, will connect West Kowloon to the proposed Kai Tai Development and the road network in Kowloon Bay.

• Trunk Road T2: the project is being studied and a preliminary design for the trunk road is being created. The proposed trunk road is a 3.6-kilometre-long dual two-lane carriageway. It will connect the Central-Kowloon Route where the Kai Tak Development is located to the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel at the Cha Kwo Ling waterfront.

• The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and the Cross Bay Link: work on the preliminary designs for these two facilities started in March. The plan is for