The Crosslinks
Further Study completed in March 2001 confirmed
the need for a fourth vehicular boundary crossing.
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor, being
the fourth vehicular boundary crossing, will not
only alleviate the nearly saturated existing boundary
crossings at Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok and Man Kam
To, but will also satisfy the future demand. In
addition, it will enhance trade between Hong Kong
and Southern China, facilitate further economic
development particularly in areas of finance, logistics
and tourism, and strengthen the position of Hong
Kong as the hub of the Pearl River Delta area. |
Hong
Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor is a 5.5-kilometre
long dual 3-lane carriageway of which the Hong
Kong section is 3.5-kilometre. Spanning across
Deep Bay, the Hong Kong section links up the
northern end of Deep Bay Link at Ngau Hom Shek
with the Mainland section of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen
Western Corridor.
The
project includes :-
-
construction
of a 3.5-kilometre dual 3-lane carriageway
spanning across Deep Bay from Ngau Hom Shek
in the north west part of the New Territories
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) to the HKSAR's boundary of the HKSWC;
-
construction
of a traffic control surveillance system;
-
associated
civil, structural, electrical and mechanical,
marine, geotechnical, water works, fire services,
environmental mitigation measures, street
lighting, traffic aids and directional signs;
and
-
provision
of lane change-over facilities to accommodate
the different traffic configurations in Hong
Kong and the Mainland.
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