Contract No. HY/2003/19 -
Improvement to Tung Chung Road between Lung Tseng Tau and Cheung Sha

Engineering Consultant :

Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited

Main Contractor :

CCECC & CRWJ Joint Venture

Contract Commencement Date :

June 2004

Commissioning Date :

February 2009(except minor outstanding works)

Contract Sum :

$697 Million

Project Description

The existing Tung Chung Road (TCR) is the only vehicular access connecting North and South Lantau between Tung Chung and Cheung Sha. In view of the limited capacity and the sub-standard condition of the road, a dual-permit system restricting the number of vehicles using the road is now being operated.

To meet traffic demand up to 2016 and improve road safety, the first stage of improvement works to Tung Chung Road between Pa Mei and Lung Tseng Tau was completed in December 2003. The proposed "Widening of Tung Chung Road between Lung Tseng Tau and Cheung Sha" is the second stage.

The proposed road works will affect the Lantau North, Lantau South and the proposed Lantau North (Extension) Country Parks. To limit the footprint on the adjoining country parks and minimise the impacts on ecologically sensitive streams, we will construct elevated structures and retaining walls along the TCR.

The scope of the works for the Improvement to Tung Chung Road between Lung Tseng Tau and Cheung Sha mainly comprises:

	Widening and realignment of a 3.6 km section of Tung Chung Road between Lung Tseng Tau and Pak Kung Au from a single-lane road for two-way traffic to a single two-lane road for two-way traffic with a footpath having a minimum width of 1.6 m; Construction of a 2.6 km long single two-lane road between Pak Kung Au and Cheung Sha, including elevated highway structures of a total length of 750 m, with a footpath of a minimum width of 1.6 m; Provision of 21 passing bays/bus-bays along the road and a roundabout at Cheung Sha; Associated works including road rehabilitation, drainage, utility, environmental mitigation measures, landscaping, slope stabilisation, traffic aids, road safety enhancement measures, lighting, traffic control and surveillance system, and electrical and mechanical (E&M) works.