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Route 3 (Hong Kong)

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Route 3
Alignment and exits of Route 3 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed1998–present
Major junctions
South end Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun
Major intersections Tsing Sha Highway, Cheung Sha Wan
Ching Cheung Road, Kwai Chung
Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung
Lantau Link, Tsing Yi
Tuen Mun Road, Ting Kau
North end in Yuen Long
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictsCentral and Western, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long
Highway system
Route 2 Route 4
Map

Route 3 (Chinese: 三號幹綫) is a series of expressways in Hong Kong that runs from Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island to Yuen Long in the New Territories, linking West Kowloon, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi. It was built as part of the Airport Core Programme to provide access to Hong Kong International Airport from the city, and to relieve congestion in the New Territories. The Western Harbour Crossing and Tai Lam Tunnel that form part of the route are tollways.

Route description

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The route originates at the junction with Route 4 at Connaught Road in Sai Ying Pun, and immediately crosses the Victoria Harbour through the tolled Western Harbour Crossing. From then on it heads northwest on a viaduct along the West Kowloon Highway, above the Tung Chung line and Airport Express tracks. This section has three exits that connects with Route 8, Route 7 and Route 5 respectively. It then enters the Tsing Kwai Highway in Lai Chi Kok and continues west to Tsing Yi Island on Rambler Channel Bridge. Once it reaches the island, the Cheung Tsing Tunnel immediately follows. At the other end of the tunnel, Route 3 enters the Tsing Yi Northwestern Interchange and meet with Route 8 again. The interchange is a gateway to Lantau Island and Chek Lap Kok Airport. Route 3 then makes a sharp turn and travels north on Ting Kau Bridge and quickly enters the tolled Tai Lam Tunnel. From there, the remainder of the route is dubbed the Country Park Section[1] which runs all the way to Kam Tin along the Tsing Long Highway, and joins Route 9 near Pok Oi Hospital.[2]

The route is made up of the following roads:

  • Western Harbour Crossing
  • West Kowloon Highway
  • Tsing Kwai Highway
  • Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
  • Cheung Tsing Highway (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
  • Ting Kau Bridge (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
  • Tai Lam Tunnel
  • Tsing Long Highway

Exits and interchanges

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District Location Road Name km mi Exit Destinations Notes
Central and Western Sai Ying Pun Western Harbour Crossing 0.0 0.0 1A Route 4 Connaught Road West (eastbound) – Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan and Central Joins Route 4
1B Route 4 Connaught Road West (westbound) – Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town
Victoria Harbour 0.2 - 2.2 0.1 - 1.4 Western Harbour Tunnel (tolled)
Yau Tsim Mong West Kowloon West Kowloon Highway 2.4 1.5 - Jordan Road Unnumbered northbound exit only
Yau Ma Tei 3.0 1.9 2 Lai Cheung RoadMong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sha Tin, High Speed Railway Station, Airport Express Station, Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei
Sham Shui Po Lai Wan 6.2 3.9 3 Route 8 Tsing Sha Highway (Lai Wan Interchange) – Tsing Yi, Lantau Hong Kong road sign indicating directions to an airport, Lai Chi Kok and Cheung Sha Wan Southbound motorists must use exit 4 for Sha Tin and Lantau Hong Kong road sign indicating directions to an airport
Mei Foo Tsing Kwai Highway 7.7 4.8 4 Mei Ching Road (Mei Foo Interchange) – Container Terminals 1-8, Lai King and Sha Tin Southbound motorists use roundabout for Sha Tin and Lantau Hong Kong road sign indicating directions to an airport
8.3 5.2 4A Route 7 Ching Cheung RoadSha Tin and Kwun Tong Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Kwai Tsing Lai King 9.3 5.8 4B Route 5 Tsuen Wan Road Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi (North), Airport Express Station and Tsuen Wan Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
Kwai Chung 10.0 6.2 4C Kwai Tsing RoadTsing Yi (South)
Rambler Channel 11.0 - 11.4 6.8 - 7.1 Cheung Tsing Bridge
Tsing Yi Cheung Tsing Highway 11.4 - 13.0 7.1 - 8.1 Cheung Tsing Tunnel
14.0 8.7 4D Route 8 Tsing Sha HighwayContainer Terminals 8-9, Kowloon (West), Sha Tin Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
14.1 8.8 4E Tsing Yi Road WestTsing Yi, Tsuen Wan and Airport Express Station
North West Tsing Yi Interchange 14.7 9.1 5 Route 8 Lantau Link Lantau Hong Kong road sign indicating directions to an airport
14.7 9.1 5A View Point and Administration Building Southbound exit only, northbound exit and entrance. Exit for Tsing Yi North Coastal Road.
Tsing Long Highway 15.2 - 16.5 9.4 - 10.3 Ting Kau Bridge
Tsuen Wan Ting Kau 16.8 10.4 6 Route 9 Tuen Mun Road Sham Tseng, Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan Northbound interchange clockwise, southbound interchange anticlockwise only
Tai Lam 17.7 - 21.5 11.0 - 13.4 Tai Lam Tunnel (tolled)
Yuen Long Pat Heung 23.0 14.3 6A Pat Heung RoadPat Heung Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
Kam Tin 25.0 15.5 6B Kam Tin RoadKam Tin and Au Tau
Au Tau Au Tau Interchange 27.2 16.9 Route 9 Yuen Long Highway (anticlockwise)/San Tin Highway (clockwise) – Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai, Wetland Park, Shenzhen Bay, Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui Joins Route 9

References

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  1. ^ "Route 3 Country Park Section Ltd". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Route Diagram-Route 3". Transport Department. Retrieved 6 September 2014.