Route 8* between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan
(updated as at 31.03.2011)
Project Title :
Route 8* between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan
Consultant :
Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited
Construction Commencement Date :
April 2002
Commissioning Date :
December 2009 (Commissioned)
Approved Project Cost ($Million):
11718
Project Objective :
To cope with the growing traffic demand between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan
Description :
Route 8* is a trunk road linking Lantau and Sha Tin. The North Lantau Highway and Lantau Link completed in 1997 form part of this route. The remaining two sections are that between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan (R8-TYCSW) and that between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin (formerly known as Route 16). The section of R8-TYCSW will provide an alternative route to Route 3 Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung Sections ( Cheung Tsing Highway , Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Tsing Kwai Highway ). It will be connected to the west with Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge . To the east, it will be connected with West Kowloon Highway and the section of Route 8* between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin. There will also be direct connections between this section of Route 8* and the road networks near Container Terminals 8 and 9 (CT8 and CT9).
This section of Route 8* comprises a 7.6 km dual 3-lane highway. The major elements of the project include :-
- a 1.5 km road connecting the western portal of Nam Wan Tunnel with Cheung Tsing Highway (West Tsing Yi Viaduct);
- a 1.2 km twin tube tunnel at the southern part of Tsing Yi Island (Nam Wan Tunnel);
- a 1.1 km road connecting the eastern portal of Nam Wan Tunnel with Stonecutters Bridge (East Tsing Yi Viaduct);
- a 1.6 km high level bridge, with a centre span of 1,018 m, crossing Rambler Channel (Stonecutters Bridge);
- a 2.2 km road connecting Stonecutters Bridge with Lai Wan Interchange at Cheung Sha Wan (Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct);
- access ramps connecting Route 8* with the local road network at CT8 and CT9; and
- ancillary works including traffic control and surveillance systems, electrical and mechanical systems, geotechnical works, drainage works and environmental mitigation measures such as noise barriers, low noise road surfacing and landscaping works.
As built photos :
Computer Animation :
Computer
Animation of Route 8* between Tsing Yi and Cheung
Sha Wan
Route
8 between Tsing Yi and Sha Tin
Related Sites :
- Notice under Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) published in Government Gazette
- Legislative Council Public Works Subcommittee Paper
- PWP Item 711TH
- PWP Item 757TH
- Environmental permit
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report
- Environmental Monitoring and Audit
*Remark : Route 8 was formerly known as Route 9
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