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Transport

and Kap Shui Mun Bridge. An average of 84,000 vehicles per day used Tsing Ma Bridge and Kap Shui Mun Bridge in 2015.

Tsing Sha Control Area

The Tsing Sha Control Area, managed by a private contractor, is a 13km expressway network comprising mainly Stonecutters Bridge, Nam Wan Tunnel, Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and Tai Wai Tunnel. In 2015, an average of 50,000 vehicles per day used this expressway.

Road Boundary Crossings

There are four road-based boundary crossings between Hong Kong and the Mainland, at Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen Bay Port, which are open daily for goods and passenger vehicles. The Lok Ma Chau Control Point, which connects to Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, operates round the clock. The Sha Tau Kok and Man Kam To control points are open from 7am to 10pm, while the one at Shenzhen Bay Port is open from 6.30am to midnight.

The daily average numbers of vehicle trips recorded at the control points of Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen Bay Port in 2015 were 24,200, 4,900, 2,300 and 10,100 respectively, and the daily average numbers of travellers using these control points were 78,000, 10,900, 8,600 and 103,300 respectively. The total cross-boundary vehicular traffic decreased about 0.4 per cent in 2015 compared with the previous year, averaging 41,500 vehicles a day, while the total cross-boundary passenger traffic by rail, road and ferry increased about 1 per cent, reaching 686,000 passengers a day. Most travellers using these control points take cross- boundary coaches or local public transport services where available. In 2015, about 130 companies operated cross-boundary coach services, carrying an average of about 69,400 passengers a day. There is also a shuttle bus service plying between the public transport interchange at San Tin and Huanggang Port in Shenzhen via the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, carrying a daily average of 25,200 passengers. Travellers at Shenzhen Bay Port may use the local public transport services there, and these carry an average of 76,600 passengers a day.

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 dual three-lane Fanling Highway between Tai Hang and Wo Hop Shek Interchange is being widened to a dual four-lane carriageway. The project began in July 2013 and the major works are expected to finish 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

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