Tsing Ma Control Area

The Tsing Ma Control Area (TMCA) has been designated to cover a key
section of the highway route to Hong Kong's new international airport at
Chek Lap Kok to ensure safe and efficient traffic operations. It comprises
a 17-kilometre expressway network stretching from the Mei Foo
Interchange at the start of the Tsing Kwai Highway to the Yam O
Interchange on the North Lantau Highway. This includes the Tsing Kwai
Highway, the Rambler Channel Bridge, the Cheung Tsing Tunnel, the
Cheung Tsing Highway, the Lantau Link and the North West Tsing Yi
Interchange. Except for the Ting Kau Bridge, all bridges and
expressways - including a tunnel - were opened to road traffic in
May 1997.

The Control Area is equipped with the most extensive traffic control and
surveillance system yet introduced in Hong Kong. The system provides a
high degree of automation to regulate traffic flow, to assist in dealing with
incidents and to provide useful information to motorists. The TMCA is
operated and maintained by a private management contractor - Tsing Ma
Management Limited. With a one-way toll collection arrangement,
vehicles travelling on the Lantau Link will be charged twice the single
journey toll when they leave Lantau Island. The toll ranges from $20 to
$80. Adjoining a viewing platform and visitor centre on the Lantau Link,
an open-air car park is provided on the Tsing Yi side of the Link with
more than 100 parking spaces. Parking fees range from $15 to $50 an
hour.

 

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