Tsing Yi North Coastal Road

Tsing Yi North Coastal Road

Street name sign of the road in Tsing Yi
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length: 2.2 km[1] (1.4 mi)
Existed: February 1, 2002 – present
Major junctions
East end: Tsing Tsuen Road in Tsing Yi
West end: Route 3 / Route 8 near Shek Wan
Highway system
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System

Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, also abbreviated as TYNCR,[1] (Chinese: 青衣北岸公路; pinyin: Qīngyī Běi'àn Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: ching1 yi1 bak1 ngon6 gung1 lou6) is a road on the north coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, from Tam Kon Shan to Ngau Kok Wan, connecting the Tsing Yi North Bridge, Ting Kau Bridge and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The road was built to shorten the traffic distance between the Lantau Link and Tsuen Wan.

History

Planning for the road began around 1996,[2] as part of the Tsing Ma Control Area. The road was to relieve the higher traffic traveling through Tsing Yi, especially with the new Hong Kong International Airport and developments in Lantau being built.[1] The project included the road and its ramps, pedestrian pathways, noise barriers around the highway, surveillance system, and a maintenance centre in Tsing Yi.[1][3] The Highways Department signed a contract with Gammon Construction Limited for HKD$775.6 million in February 1999,[4] after it invited qualified contractors in October 1998.[3] Construction began later that month.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Kwai Tsing District.

Locationkm[5]miDestinationsNotes
Tsing Yi0.00.0Tsing Tsuen RoadRoad continues eastbound as Tsing Tsuen Road
0.50.3Tam Kon Shan Road / Tsuen King Road / Tsing Tsuen Road / Fung Shue Wo RoadRoundabout
0.6–
1.0		0.4–
0.6		Tam Kon Shan RoadTo and from eastbound only
Shek Wan2.21.4 Route 3 (Tsing Long Highway) / Route 8 (Lantau Link)Left-in/left-out
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Public Works Subcommittee (22 July 1998). ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE (Report). The Legislative Council Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Progress Report (Report). Transport Bureau. 8 October 1997. Retrieved 2 April 2016. To cater for increased traffic generated by the opening of the new airport by constructing the Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, a 2.1 kilometre dual two-lane carriageway linking the Tsing Tsuen Bridge and the Lantau Fixed Crossing.
  3. 1 2 "Tenders for construction of Tsing Yi North Coastal Road". Daily Information Bulletin (Hong Kong). 9 October 1998. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Tsing Yi North Coastal Road - another key access to airport". Daily Information Bulletin (Hong Kong). 8 February 1999. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Google (30 March 2016). "Tsing Yi North Coastal Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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