List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong

This is a list of vehicular tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong.

Road tunnels

Victoria Harbour crossings

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily (as at March 2005) Capacity per day Cross-Harbour Tunnel Map 1972 1.86 – Hong Kong Government/Serco Group (HK) Limited 10/20/10/15/30 121,700 78 500 Eastern Harbour Crossing Map 1989 2.2 Hong Kong Government/Pacific Infrastructure Limited 25/25/38/75/38-75 73 500 78 500 Western Harbour Crossing Map 1997 2 2023 Western Harbour Tunnel Company 45/65/60/90-128/60-115 39 200 118 000

Tunnels on Hong Kong Island

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily Capacity per day Aberdeen Tunnel Map 1982/1983 1.85   Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited 5 (Flat toll) 58,526 (as of Aug 2019)   Central-Wan Chai Bypass 2019 4.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / Chun Wo Tunnel Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A

Tunnels in New Kowloon

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily Capacity per day Kai Tak Tunnel, formerly known as Airport Tunnel Map 1982 1.26   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited Toll-free 60 000   Kai San Road 2017 0.57 Toll-free

Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily Capacity per day Eagle's Nest Tunnel Map & Sha Tin Heights Tunnel Map 2008 2.7, 0.95   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited 8 (Flat toll)   120,000 Lion Rock Tunnel Map 1967 1.43   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited 8 (Flat toll) 92 000   Second Lion Rock Tunnel Map 1978 1.41 Tate's Cairn Tunnel Map 1991 3.9 2018 Hong Kong Government / Pacific Infrastructure Management Limited 14/14/21/28-31/21-25[1] 63 000   Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Map 1990 0.9   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited 3 (Flat toll) 80 000

Tunnels in the New Territories

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for Motorcycles / taxis / cars / minibuses / buses / lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily Capacity per day Shing Mun Tunnels Map (east) Map (west) 1990 2.6   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited 5 (Flat toll) 54 000   Tai Lam Tunnel Map 1998 3.8 2025 Route 3 (CPS) Co. Ltd. 22 / 48 / 48 / 100 / 143~168 / 49~60 (concessionary fees until further notice) 57 819 (as of Aug 2019) 140,000  Cheung Tsing Tunnel Map 1997 1.65   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited Toll-free 83 000   Discovery Bay Tunnel Map 2000 0.63 N/A HKR International Limited 50 for government cars and buses, 120 for light class goods vehicles, 160 for medium class goods vehicles, 250 for heavy and all other classes (motorcycles, taxis, private cars are disallowed) 612 520 Tai Wai Tunnel Map 2007 0.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited 8 (Incorporated into toll fee of Eagle's Nest Tunnel & Sha Tin Heights Tunnel) N/A N/A Nam Wan Tunnel Map 2009 1.25 N/A Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited Toll-free N/A N/A Scenic Hill Tunnel 2018 1 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A Airport Tunnel 2018 0.6 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A Lung Shan Tunnel 2019 4.8 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A Cheung Shan Tunnel 2019 0.9 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link 2020 5.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free N/A N/A

Tunnels under construction or planned

Tunnel	Scheduled year of completion	Length (km)	Location
Central Kowloon Route	2025	4.7	Kowloon
Trunk Road T2, Southeast Kowloon (partial)	around 2020	3	Kowloon
Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel	2021	2.2	Kowloon-New Territories
Tuen Mun West Bypass	N/A	8.4	New Territories

Bridges

There are about 1300 vehicular bridges in Hong Kong.[2]

Major bridges in Hong Kong

Name	Year opened	Length (m)	Franchise expiry	Owner/operator	Toll	Daily traffic	Daily capacity
Tsing Ma Bridge	1997	1,377		Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited	Yes	94,185 (as of Aug 2019)
Kap Shui Mun Bridge	1997	1,323		Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited		94,185 (as of Aug 2019)
Ting Kau Bridge	1998	1,177		Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited	No
Tsing Yi Bridge	1974	610		Hong Kong Government	No
Ap Lei Chau Bridge	1980	230		Hong Kong Government	No
Second Ap Lei Chau Bridge	1994	230		Hong Kong Government	No
Liu To Bridge	1987?	175		Hong Kong Government	No
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor	2007	5,500		Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China	No
Stonecutters Bridge	2009	1,596		Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited	No
Cheung Tsing Bridge	1977	600		Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited	No
Lai Chi Kok Bridge	1968	790		Hong Kong Government	No	82,560
Tsing Yi North Bridge	1987	1,015		Hong Kong Government	No	41,680
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge	2018	29,600		Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China	Yes	10,812

Railway bridges and viaducts

East Rail Line / Through Train

• Lo Wu Bridge
• Bridge over Lam Tsuen River
• Bridge over Tai Po River
• Bridge over Shing Mun River

Island Line

• Heng Fa Chuen - Chai Wan Viaduct

Kwun Tong Line

• Kowloon Bay - Kwun Tong Viaduct

Tuen Ma Line Phase One

• Tai Wai - Shek Mun Viaduct
• Tai Shui Hang - Wu Kai Sha Viaduct

South Island Line

• Ocean Park - Wong Chuk Hang Viaduct
• Aberdeen Channel Bridge

Tsuen Wan Line

• Kwai Fong - Kwai Hing Viaduct

Tung Chung Line / Airport Express

• Kap Shui Mun Bridge
• Ma Wan Viaduct
• Tsing Lai Bridge
• Tsing Ma Bridge
• Railway Bridge between Lantau Island & Chek Lap Kok Island.

West Rail Line

• Kam Sheung Road–Tuen Mun Viaduct (longest bridge/viaduct in Hong Kong[3])

Light Rail

• Hoi Wong Road over Tuen Mun River
• Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu over Hung Shui River
• Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long over Yuen Long Nullah
• Pui To Road over Tuen Mun River
• Fung Tei Station to Siu Hong Station over Tuen Mun River

Peak Tram

• Bridge over Kennedy Road

Tram

• Bridge over Bowrington Canal (Vanished)

Notable underpasses

• Pedder Street Underpass
• Smithfield Underpass
• Salisbury Road Underpass
• Chung Cheung Road
• Lin Cheung Road Underpass
• Winslow Street Underpass
• Chatham Road South-Gilles Avenue South Underpass
• Sai Sha Road Ma On Shan Underpass
• Sai Sha Road Clear Water Bay Underpass
• Tsing Yi Road-Kwai Tsing Bridge Underpass
• Yi Pei Chun Road Underpass
• Wo Yi Hop Road Underpass

Tunnels for electricity cables

• Wah Fu–Bowen Tunnel (3.1km)
• Nam Fung–Parker Tunnel (5.7km)[4]

Railway tunnels

Various tunnels were built for the MTR trains too.

• Harbour Crossing Tunnel
• Western Immersed Tube
• Tai Lam Tunnel (West Rail line)
• Beacon Hill Tunnel
• Eastern Harbour Crossing
• Lion Rock Tunnel (Tuen Ma line)
• Tunnels No. 5 and 5A
• Tunnel No. 1A
• Nam Fung Tunnel

Underground sections of MTR:

• Island line Kennedy Town - Heng Fa Chuen
• Kwun Tong line Whampoa - Choi Hung, Lam Tin - Tiu Keng Leng
• Tuen Ma line Phase 1 Hin Keng - Kai Tak
• Tseung Kwan O line Entire line
• Tsuen Wan line Central - Lai King
• West Rail line Hung Hom - Tsuen Wan West
• Hong Kong Express Rail Link Entire line

Tunnels for gas pipes

• Old Beacon Hill Tunnel

Drainage tunnels

• Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel
  • Po Shan Drainage Tunnel
• Lai Chi Kok Drainage Tunnel
• Tsuen Wan Drainage Tunnel

Water supplies tunnels

• Inter-reservoirs Transfer Scheme between Kowloon group of reservoirs and Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
• Lion Rock Tunnel

Sewerage tunnels

• Harbour Area Treatment Scheme - two tunnels beneath Victoria Harbour
• Tolo Harbour Effluent Export Scheme

See also

• Transport in Hong Kong
• Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong
• List of railway bridges and viaducts in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
• Category:Railway tunnels in Hong Kong

References

1. "Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company Limited". Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
2. Major bridge development in Hong Kong, China-past, present and future (abstract), Hui, M.C.H. & Yau, D. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China (2011) 5: 405. doi:10.1007/s11709-011-0136-4
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) [www.railway-technology.com/projects/west_rail/]
4. https://www.hkelectric.com/en/OurOperations/Documents/CableTunnels.pdf#MwVPMwOx5ZwJ

External links

• Transport Department: Tunnels & Bridges in Hong Kong
• Civil Engineering Department: Catalogue of Hong Kong Tunnels (Up to December 2008)
• Civil Engineering Department: Geotechnical Control of Tunnel Works – CEDD Newsletter Issue No.30

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