Tseung Kwan O Tunnel

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel (traditional Chinese: 將軍澳隧道; simplified Chinese: 将军澳隧道; Cantonese Yale: jeung1 gwan1 ou3 seui6 dou6) is a 900-metre tunnel beneath Ma Yau Tong in Hong Kong. The tunnel was opened on 9 November 1990.[1] Part of Route 7, it links Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong, Kowloon and the Tseung Kwan O New Town, Sai Kung District, the New Territories. It was used by 80,385 vehicles daily in 2011.[2]

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
Tunnel entrance near Kwun Tong
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Sau Mau Ping portal
Overview
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates22.318824°N 114.245827°E / 22.318824; 114.245827
RouteRoute 7
StartSau Mau Ping
EndTseung Kwan O New Town near Tsui Lam Estate
Operation
Work begunSeptember 1987 (1987-09)
Opened9 November 1990 (1990-11-09)
OwnerHong Kong Government
OperatorGreater Lucky (H.K.) Company
TrafficVehicular
TollNo
Technical
Length900 metres (3,000 ft)
No. of lanes4 (2 per direction)
Operating speed70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)

The flat toll fee for the tunnel is HK$3 since opening.[3] The toll fee has been waived since the opening of Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel on 11 December 2022.

This tunnel is connected to Tseung Kwan O Road on the Kowloon side along with its toll plaza, and Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road on the Tseung Kwan O side.

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel is currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.

See also

References

  1. "Transport in Hong Kong: Tunnels and Bridges". Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. "Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest July 2012 - Tunnel, Lantau Link and Vehicular Ferry Services Statistics" (PDF). Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. "Transport Department - Toll Rates of Road Tunnels". www.td.gov.hk. Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
Preceded by
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road
Hong Kong Route 7

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
Succeeded by
Tseung Kwan O Road
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