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Transport

as far as practicable and to provide hard shoulders wherever possible. The widening works of the Tuen Mun Road Town Centre section were substantially completed in February 2014.

The widening works of Tolo Highway between the Island House Interchange and Tai Hang to upgrade the existing dual three-lane carriageway to a dual four-lane carriageway were substantially completed in March 2014.

The widening works of Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and Wo Hop Shek Interchange to upgrade the existing dual three-lane carriageway to a dual four-lane carriageway commenced in July 2013, with completion of the major works expected in 2019.

Works in respect of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), including the Main Bridge within Mainland waters and local works in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), continued.

Reclamation works for the HZMB Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) and the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) southern landfall, located in the northeast waters of the Hong Kong International Airport, commenced in 2011. Construction works for superstructures of HKBCF commenced in 2014.

The Hong Kong Link Road, a 12-kilometre dual three-lane highway comprising sections of sea viaduct, tunnel and at-grade road, will connect the HZMB Main Bridge to the HKBCF. The detailed design and construction works commenced in 2012.

Construction works for the TM-CLKL, a dual two-lane road approximately nine kilometres long connecting Tuen Mun with the HKBCF and North Lantau, commenced in June 2013.

Planned Projects

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

• Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB): In 2014, the government has been examining if there would be any room for changes to the current proposed alignment of the TMWB which would strike a balance in terms of technical feasibility, environmental concerns, traffic performance and economic benefits. The government is also reviewing the implementation schedule.

⚫ Central-Kowloon Route: Detailed design for the proposed 4.7-kilometre 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: The proposed Trunk Road T2 within the Kai Tak Development is a dual two-lane carriageway approximately three kilometres long, including 2.7 kilometres of tunnel through Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter and adjoining areas. Forming the middle section of the strategic Route 6, Trunk Road T2 will connect the proposed Central-

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