Transport Corridor

The ACP transport corridor is designed to cater for traffic to the new
airport and to relieve congestion on existing roads. It comprises the
WHC, West Kowloon Expressway, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Sections of
Route 3, Lantau Link, and North Lantau Expressway.

The WHC is a dual three-lane, immersed-tube road tunnel linking the West
Kowloon Expressway with the Western District. It is a key part of the
ACP transport corridor and helps relieve congestion at the two existing
cross-harbour tunnels. The WHC was opened to traffic on April 30.

The West Kowloon Expressway runs 4.2 kilometres from the WHC to Lai
Chi Kok. It serves developments on the West Kowloon Reclamation and
helps relieve pressure on existing local roads. It was opened to traffic on
February 19.

The Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi sections of Route 3 link the West Kowloon
Expressway to the Lantau Link. They comprise the Kwai Chung Viaduct,
Rambler Channel Bridge and the Cheung Ching Tunnel. The Kwai Chung
Viaduct and the Tsing Yi section were opened to traffic on February 19
and May 22, respectively.

The double-deck Lantau Link consists of the Tsing Ma Bridge linking
Tsing Yi to Ma Wan; a viaduct over Ma Wan; and the cable-stayed Kap
Shui Mun Bridge linking Ma Wan to Lantau. The Tsing Ma Bridge, with
a main span of almost 1.4 kilometres, is the world's longest suspension
bridge carrying both road and rail traffic. The Lantau Link was opened to
traffic on May 22, and has become a new landmark for Hong Kong. The
North Lantau Expressway is a 12.5-kilometre highway along the northern
coast of Lantau, joining the Lantau Link to Tung Chung new town and
the new airport. It also opened to traffic on May 22.

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