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design ideas for the development, the HZMB-HKBCF International Design. Ideas Competition was launched in December 2009. The competition received over 160 entries from over 20 countries/regions. The consultants concerned will make reference to the winning designs of the above competition when carrying out the detailed design.
• The Central-Kowloon Route: investigation and preliminary design on a proposed 4.7-kilometre-long dual three-lane route, with 3.9 kilometres of tunnel connecting West Kowloon to the proposed Kai Tai Development and the road network in Kowloon Bay was completed by the end of 2010.
• Trunk Road T2: investigation and preliminary design continued. The proposed trunk road is a 3.6-kilometre-long dual two-lane carriageway. It will connect the Central-Kowloon Route from the Kai Tak Development to the proposed Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel at the Cha Kwo Ling waterfront.
• The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel and the Cross Bay Link: preliminary design continued. The plan is for an additional external land route to be built to connect Tseung Kwan O to Kowloon. The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel is a dual two-lane carriageway of about four kilometres in length. It will connect Tseung Kwan O to Trunk Road T2 at Cha Kwo Ling. The Cross Bay Link is a dual two-lane carriageway that will link the two parts of Junk Bay.
• Fanling Highway: a detailed design for the widening of Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and the Wo Hop Shek Interchange is being prepared. This section of the Fanling Highway will be widened to turn the dual three-lane carriageway there into a dual four-lane carriageway with hard shoulders.
• Trunk Road T4: is a dual two-lane carriageway that will connect Sha Tin Road to Trunk Road T3 and Shing Mun Tunnel Road, to be used as a bypass to Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) and other distributor roads originating from Sha Tin Town Centre, to cater for the long-term traffic flow in Sha Tin District. After Route 8's opening at the end of 2009, the planning review continued for this proposed trunk road.
• Hiram's Highway: improvements to the highway will be carried out in two stages. Stage 1 covers the section between Hiram's Villas and Marina Cove while 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 options for improving road safety and tackling traffic congestion with as little damage to the environment as possible.
Tsing Ma Control Area
The Tsing Ma Control Area is a 21-kilometre expressway network comprising Tsing Kwai Highway, Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Highway, the North-West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Lantau Link, Ting Kau Bridge, part of the North Lantau Highway and Ma Wan Road. The control area is managed by a private contractor.
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