Airport
Core Programme Highways Projects
Western Harbour Crossing
The
Western Harbour Crossing is a dual three-lane, immersed tube
road tunnel linking the West Kowloon Highway on the West
Kowloon Reclamation with a new section of elevated road in
the Western District on Hong Kong Island,connecting to Connaught
Road Central. It comprises a two-kilometre tunnel, associated
approach roads, a major road interchange on Hong Kong Island
and a toll plaza on Kowloon side. Apart from providing a
key part of the airport highway route, it relieves congestion
at the two existing cross harbour tunnels. The formal project
agreement was signed in September 1993, with the Western
Harbour Tunnel Company Limited, to finance, construct and
operate the tunnel under a 30-year franchise. Construction
works commenced in September 1993 and were completed in April
1997.
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Kowloon
Portal and
Toll Plaza |
Dry
dock at Shek O
for casting of
tunnel unit |
Positing
of a precast
Tunnel unit |
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