Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Explained

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
Location:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3188°N 114.2458°W
Route:Route 7
Start:Sau Mau Ping
End:Tseung Kwan O New Town near Tsui Lam Estate
Owner:Hong Kong Government
Operator:Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company
Traffic:Vehicular
Toll:No
Length:900m (3,000feet)
Lanes:4 (2 per direction)
Speed:70kph

Tseung Kwan O Tunnel 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]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transport in Hong Kong: Tunnels and Bridges . 8 June 2022 . .
  2. Web site: Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest July 2012 - Tunnel, Lantau Link and Vehicular Ferry Services Statistics. Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. 11 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Transport Department - Toll Rates of Road Tunnels . 8 June 2022 . www.td.gov.hk . Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong.