Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel

Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel
將軍澳－藍田隧道
Overview
Tiu Keng Leng portal of Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel.
Location	Under Chiu Keng Wan Shan
Status	In service
Route	Route 6
Start	Tiu Keng Leng
End	Lam Tin
Operation
Constructed	9 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-09)
Opened	11 December 2022; 19 months ago (2022-12-11)
Owner	Hong Kong Government
Operator	Greater Lucky (H.K.) Co., Ltd
Traffic	Vehicular
Toll	No
Technical
Length	2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
No. of lanes	4 lanes (2 lanes per direction)
Operating speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)

The Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel (Chinese: 將軍澳－藍田隧道) is a tunnel in Hong Kong that is part of Route 6.^[1] Originally expected to open in 2021, its opening was delayed to 11 December 2022 due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The tunnel connects Lam Tin to the Tseung Kwan O New Town. The eastern edge of the tunnel project connects directly with the Cross Bay Link to LOHAS Park.

References

^ "Major Projects - Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel". www.cedd.gov.hk. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ rsbradbeer (13 March 2020). "New Lam Tin tunnel opening delayed till 2022". HONG KONG BUZZ. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Hong Kong government-owned tunnel tolls to be all-electronic by 2023". South China Morning Post. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel". Verdict Traffic. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "2 long-awaited Hong Kong transport links costing billions 'set to open to traffic on December 11'". South China Morning Post. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System

Route 1
Route 2
Route 3
Route 4
Route 5
Route 6 (under construction)
Route 7
Route 8
Route 9
Route 10
Route 11 (proposed)

Route 6

Tseung Lam Highway Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel
Future	Central Kowloon Route Trunk Road T2 [zh] Cha Kwo Leng Tunnel

v t e Major road tunnels in Hong Kong
On Hong Kong Island	Aberdeen Tunnel Central–Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel
Crossings of Victoria Harbour	Cross-Harbour Tunnel Eastern Harbour Crossing Western Harbour Crossing
In Kowloon and New Kowloon	Central Kowloon Route Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel Kai Tak Tunnel Trunk Road T2
Between New Kowloon and the New Territories	Eagle's Nest Tunnel and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel^[α] Lion Rock Tunnel Tate's Cairn Tunnel Tseung Kwan O Tunnel^[α] Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel
In the New Territories	Airport Tunnel Cheung Shan Tunnel Cheung Tsing Tunnel Discovery Bay Tunnel Lung Shan Tunnel Nam Wan Tunnel Scenic Hill Tunnel Shing Mun Tunnels Tai Lam Tunnel Tai Wai Tunnel Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link (Northern Connection)
α. ^ ^a ^b Entirely in the New Territories, but all access roads on one side pass through New Kowloon. Italics indicate that a tunnel is under construction.