Kong Sham Western Highway

Kong Sham Western Highway, formerly known as the Deep Bay Link[1] is a highway in Hong Kong. It is 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) long and has three lanes in each direction. Its northern end is at Ngau Hom Shek, near Deep Bay, and its southern end is at Lam Tei, in Tuen Mun District.[2] Together with the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor, it forms the Route 10 of the Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System and provides road access from Hong Kong to the mainland. The link itself consists of 108,000 m2 of deck space over 3,014 segments.[3]

Not to be confused with Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor.
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Kong Sham Western Highway
Part of Route 10
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A flyover of Kong Sham Western Highway crossing Castle Peak Road in Lam Tei in November 2007.
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Existed1 July 2007–present
Major junctions
North endNgau Hom Shek, Yuen Long District
Major intersections2 in total;
Route 9 at Lam Tei
South endLam Tei, Tuen Mun District
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
Highway system
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese港深西部公路
Jyutpinggong2 sam1 sai1 bou6 gung1 lou6
Cantonese Yalegóng sām sāi bouh gūng louh
Hanyu PinyinGǎng shēn xībù gōnglù
Deep Bay Link
Traditional Chinese后海灣幹線
Simplified Chinese后海湾干线
Jyutpinghau6 hoi2 waan1 gon3 sin3
Hanyu PinyinHòu Hǎiwān Gànxiàn
View from Yuen Long Highway towards the Kong Sham Western Highway and Lau Fau Shan in August 2011.

History

The road was built as initiative from the Crosslinks Further Study, which highlighted the need for another vehicular cross-border link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. At the date of the study (2001), there were three existing vehicular border crossings, located at Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To and Sha Tau Kok.[4] At that time, these links were nearing saturation and were expected to reach their maximum handling capacity by 2006. As a result, the government of Hong Kong proposed the Shenzhen Western Corridor and Deep Bay Link as an additional vehicular border crossing to provide additional cross-border road infrastructure.

The Environmental Protection Department of the Government of Hong Kong carried out an environmental impact assessment, and found that the environmental impact of the Deep Bay Link and associated carriageways will not be significantly adverse. The assessment however noted that Deep Bay Link might cause localized environmental impact, further detailed in the Feasibility Study for Additional Cross-border Links. The Deep Bay Link was therefore given the necessary environmental permit from the department.[5]

The link's approved project cost is HK$4,600 million.[6] The construction began in June 2003, and was commissioned in July 2007. The construction of the carriageway was split into two parts; northern and southern sections. Gammon Construction (at that time incorporated as "Gammon Skanska Limited", partially named after Skanska, a co-owner of the company) was the principal contractor for the northern section, and built around 4 km (2.5 mi) of the carriageway.[7] China State Construction joint venture was in charge of the southern section.[8]

Interchanges
Kong Sham Western Highway
Northbound exits Exit number Southbound exits
continues on as Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor
End Kong Sham Western Highway Start Kong Sham Western Highway
Ha Tsuen
Ha Tsuen Road
All non-permit holders		 1 Ha Tsuen
Ha Tsuen Road
no exit 3 Tuen Mun, Kowloon
Yuen Long Highway
Start Kong Sham Western Highway End Kong Sham Western Highway
End of Route 10
intersects with Yuen Long Highway

Landmarks

The carriageway originates in the Lam Tei area, and passes through Ha Tsuen. Ling Lo Tsz, a Chinese temple, is accessible from a branch road off the carriageway.

See also

References
  1. Tuen Mun Western Bypass. Project Profile, Highways Department, November 2007. p.1
  2. "Deep Bay Link - North / Segments - Hong Kong" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. "Bridge Construction Technology". Bridge Construction - VSL. 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. "Shenzhen Western Corridor and Deep Bay Link" (PDF). Panel on Transport - Legislative Council. August 31, 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. "Deep Bay Link". Environmental Protection Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. August 31, 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. "Deep Bay Link". 'Highways Department of The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. "Deep Bay Link - Northern Section, Hong Kong". Gammon HK. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  8. "Deep Bay Link". Bekk Solutions. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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Preceded by
Hong Kong–Shenzhen
Western Corridor		 Hong Kong Route 10

Kong Sham Western Highway		 Succeeded by
Eastern Terminus
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