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Map : Strategic road linking Sha Tin and Tsing Yi (
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Driving along Tsing Sha Highway
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Map : Strategic road linking Sha Tin and Tsing Yi ( |
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Road Tunnels |
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Stonecutters Bridge |
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Tsing Sha Control Area |
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Points Requiring Particular Attention |
Driving Route Demonstration Videos
| Access Routes to Tsing Sha Highway | |
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Eastbound from Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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Westbound from Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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Tsing Yi Side |
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Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long Sides |
| Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway | |
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Eastbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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Westbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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Tsing Yi Side |
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Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long Sides |
Tsing Sha Highway is a 13-km dual three lane highway connecting Sha Tin, West Kowloon and Tsing Yi. Tsing Sha Highway together with the existing Lantau Link and North Lantau Highway form the Route 8.
Stage One of Tsing Sha Highway (the section between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin) has been opened to traffic since March 2008. Stage Two (the section between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan) will be opened on 20 December 2009.
For Stage Two, the western end of Tsing Sha Highway connects to Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge and its eastern end connects to West Kowloon Highway and Sha Tin via Stage One. This new highway provides an alternative route to the section of Route 3 between Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung.
Stage Two of Tsing Sha Highway provides connections to Container Terminal no. 8 on Stonecutters Island and Container Terminal no. 9 in Tsing Yi.
There are two sets of road tunnels along Tsing Sha Highway. The first set connecting to Sha Tin comprises three tunnels, i.e. Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and Tai Wai Tunnel. Toll charge for this set of tunnels is $8.00 for all vehicle classes.
The other tunnel is the Nam Wan Tunnel located in Tsing Yi. This tunnel is toll-free.
Motorists should note the following when driving in the tunnels along Tsing Sha Highway:
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Medium goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles must keep to the near-side or middle lanes. |
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Buses must keep to the near-side lane (except near the Sha Tin end of the Sha Tin Heights Tunnel). |
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Vehicles carrying dangerous goods belonging to Category 1, 2 or 5 are prohibited. |
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Use dipped headlights. |
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Switch on the radio to listen to broadcast message. |
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Do not change lane. |
There is a 1.6-km bridge spanning across the Rambler Channel between Stonecutters Island and Tsing Yi along Tsing Sha Highway. This bridge is toll-free. Traffic management control may be imposed to the bridge under high winds. The control measures are similar to those of Ting Kau Bridge.
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Stonecutters Bridge – Traffic control measures under high winds |
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| Conditions | Hourly mean wind speed in excess of 40 kph but not exceeding 65 kph | Hourly mean wind speed in excess of 65 kph |
| Vehicles affected and subject to diversion |
Vehicles with an overall height exceeding 1.6 metres, motor cycles and motor tricycles. (Depending on the actual condition, all vehicles may be prohibited from accessing the Bridge at locations such as West Kowloon Highway and Container Port Road South. Nam Wan Tunnel eastbound may also be closed at the same time) |
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Tsing Sha Highway is a designated control area (i.e. Tsing Sha Control Area) with the objective of ensuring safe and efficient traffic operation.
The following signs are erected at all entrances and exits to inform motorists of the Tsing Sha Control Area boundary.
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Vehicles using the Control Area are subject to the rules and regulations made under the Tsing Sha Control Area Ordinance (Cap. 594) and its subsidiary legislation.
Lantau taxis, NT taxis and red minibuses are not permitted to operate in the Tsing Sha Control Area.
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Keep to the near-side lane or middle lane before entering Nam Wan Tunnel if you are driving along Tsing Sha Highway westbound to Tuen Mun or Yuen Long. Far-side lane leads to Lantau only. |
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Keep to the near-side lane before entering Nam Wan Tunnel if you are driving along Tsing Sha Highway eastbound from North West Tsing Yi Interchange to Tsing Yi or Container Terminal no. 9. |
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Vehicles heading for Sha Tin should decide on the lane to go after passing the Toll Plaza and keep to the near-side lane for Hin Tin. Keep to the other lanes if you are heading for Tai Wai, Sha Tin or Tai Po. |
Routing Plan for Access Routes to Tsing Sha Highway
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Map: From Sha Tin to Tsing Sha Highway westbound ( |
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Che Kung Miu Road ( 146KB) Video ( 11.6 MB) |
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Chik Fai Street ( 131KB) Video ( 2.9 MB) |
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Tai Po Road - Sha Tin and Tolo Highway ( 138KB) Video ( 21.0 MB) |
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Tai Po Road - Tai Wai ( 144KB) Video ( 8.9 MB) |
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Access Routes from Kowloon & Kwai Chung to Tsing Sha Highway Eastbound |
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Map: From Kowloon and Kwai Chung to Tsing Sha Highway Eastbound ( |
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Cheung Sha Wan Road ( |
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Ching Cheung Road ( 171KB) Video ( 17.6 MB) |
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Container Port Road South ( 165KB) Video ( 23.1 MB) |
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Hing Wah Street West ( 118KB) Video ( 6.9 MB) |
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Kwai Chung Road ( 126KB) Video ( 12.8 MB) |
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Lai Chi Kok Road ( 197KB) Video ( 21.6 MB) |
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Lai King Hill Road ( 140KB) Video ( 10.8 MB) |
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Lin Cheung Road ( 150KB) Video ( 15.3 MB) |
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Tsing Kwai Highway ( 123KB) Video ( 12.1 MB) |
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West Kowloon Highway ( 893KB) Video ( 27.0 MB) |
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Access Routes from Kowloon & Kwai Chung to Tsing Sha Highway Westbound |
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Map: From Kowloon and Kwai Chung to Tsing Sha Highway Westbound ( |
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Cheung Sha Wan ( |
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Ching Cheung Road ( 151KB) Video ( 24.0 MB) |
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Container Port Road South ( 133KB) Video ( 24.1 MB) |
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Kwai Chung ( 135KB) Video ( 31.7 MB) |
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Lai Chi Kok ( 151KB) Video ( 28.1 MB) |
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West Kowloon Highway ( 124KB) Video ( 11.8 MB) |
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Map: From Tsing Yi to Tsing Sha Highway ( |
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Tsing Yi Road ( 147KB) Video ( 11.3 MB) |
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Tsing Yi Hong Wan Road ( 153KB) Video ( 13.5 MB) |
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Tsing Yi Road West ( 147KB) Video ( 5.7 MB) |
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Access Routes from Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long to Tsing Sha Highway |
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Map: From Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long to Tsing Sha Highway ( |
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Lantau Link ( 104KB) Video ( 17.4 MB) |
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Tsing Long Highway ( 52KB) Video ( 17.5 MB) |
| Routing Plan for Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway | |
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Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway to Sha Tin Side |
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| Map: From Tsing Sha Highway eastbound to Sha Tin Side ( 59KB) |
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Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway Eastbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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| Map: From Tsing Sha Highway eastbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides ( 344KB) |
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Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway Westbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides |
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| Map: From Tsing Sha Highway westbound to Kowloon and Kwai Chung Sides ( 337KB) |
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Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway to Tsing Yi Side |
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Map: From Tsing Sha Highway to Tsing Yi Side ( |
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Exit Routes from Tsing Sha Highway to Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long Sides |
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Map: From Tsing Sha Highway to Lantau, Tuen Mun & Yuen Long Sides ( |
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| Transport Department | Tel.: 2804 2600 (Answered by 1823 Hotline) |
