Airport
Core Programme Highways Projects
West Kowloon Highway
This
expressway forms a section of the Route 3 North-South link
and was built on the West Kowloon Reclamation. It runs from
the Western Harbour Crossing toll plaza to Lai Chi Kok, and
has a major interchange at Yau Ma Tei and another at Mei
Foo. These provide connections to the district distributor
road system. Nearly two kilometres of the expressway is elevated,
and a section of the Airport Railway will run below it.
In addition to forming part of Route 3 and providing access to the new airport,
the expressway significantly improves traffic flow in West Kowloon by reducing
existing traffic levels in local streets, and cater for future developments
on the new reclamation.
The
expressway was opened to traffic in February 1997.
General View from Kwai Chung |
Section near Cheung Sha Wan |
Erection of precast segmental unit by portal crane |
Railway tracks under West Kowloon Highway |
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