Sha Tin Heights Tunnel is the newest tunnel in
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. It is part of
Route 8Route 8 of Hong Kong is an 3-lane carriageway dual 3-lane highway under construction that will link Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the Northeast New Territories of Hong Kong...
. The tunnel spanned from a toll plaza in Sha Tin Valley through Sha Tin Heights to
Tai WaiTai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. Its geographical coordinates are 22° 23' 0" North, 114° 11' 0" East. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District.- History :...
. The toll plaza is also connected to
Eagle's Nest TunnelEagle's Nest Tunnel is the newest tunnel in Hong Kong. Officially opened on 21 March 2008, it connects Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin Valley through Eagle's Nest in Hong Kong in anticipation of future traffic demands generated by development in the northeast New Territories...
, a tunnel to
Cheung Sha WanCheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District.-History:...
and
Lai Chi KokLai Chi Kok is an area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It locates east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.-History:...
. The Tai Wai entrance is near Pak Shek, with roads connected to Che Kung Mui Road and
Tai Po RoadTai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong . It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road....
. Together with Eagle's Nest Tunnel, a toll of HK$8 (private cars) is charged.
The Sha Tin Heights Tunnel project involves the construction of 0.9km of road tunnel and a toll plaza, along with connecting roads to Road T3 and slip roads to Che Kung Miu Road.
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Sha Tin Heights Tunnel is the newest tunnel in
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. It is part of
Route 8Route 8 of Hong Kong is an 3-lane carriageway dual 3-lane highway under construction that will link Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the Northeast New Territories of Hong Kong...
. The tunnel spanned from a toll plaza in Sha Tin Valley through Sha Tin Heights to
Tai WaiTai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. Its geographical coordinates are 22° 23' 0" North, 114° 11' 0" East. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District.- History :...
. The toll plaza is also connected to
Eagle's Nest TunnelEagle's Nest Tunnel is the newest tunnel in Hong Kong. Officially opened on 21 March 2008, it connects Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin Valley through Eagle's Nest in Hong Kong in anticipation of future traffic demands generated by development in the northeast New Territories...
, a tunnel to
Cheung Sha WanCheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District.-History:...
and
Lai Chi KokLai Chi Kok is an area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It locates east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.-History:...
. The Tai Wai entrance is near Pak Shek, with roads connected to Che Kung Mui Road and
Tai Po RoadTai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong . It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road....
. Together with Eagle's Nest Tunnel, a toll of HK$8 (private cars) is charged.
Construction
The Sha Tin Heights Tunnel project involves the construction of 0.9km of road tunnel and a toll plaza, along with connecting roads to Road T3 and slip roads to Che Kung Miu Road. The project has an estimated cost of HK$1.308 billion. The excavation of the tunnel was started in November 2002. The project was being undertaken by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) in Hong Kong. The project included:
- Site formation, drainage, geotechnical and landscape works for the toll plaza (toll plaza completed in 2004)
- 0.9km of three-lane twin-bore tunnel underneath Sha Tin Heights
- Dual, two-lane at-grade carriageway of 0.7km linking the Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and Road T3
- Slip roads connecting to Che Kung Miu Road
- Construction of noise mitigation measures
The tunnel was opened on 21 March 2008, together with Eagle's Nest Tunnel.
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