Tate's Cairn Tunnel

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Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Overview
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates 22°21′50″N114°12′43″E / 22.3640°N 114.2119°E / 22.3640; 114.2119
Route Route 2 HK Route2.svg
Start Diamond Hill, New Kowloon
End Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, New Territories
Operation
Work begunJuly 1988;36 years ago (1988-07)
Opened26 June 1991;33 years ago (1991-06-26)
Owner Hong Kong Government
TrafficVehicular
TollYes
Technical
Length3,913 metres (12,838 ft) – Northbound
3,945 metres (12,943 ft) – Southbound
No. of lanes 4 (2 per direction)
Operating speed70 km/h (45 mph)
  1. As of 22 January 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Asian Toll Road Development Program" (PDF). Wolrdbank.org. May 1999.
  2. 1 2 3 "What is the Tate's Cairn Tunnel?". South China Morning Post. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. Mundy, J.K. (1 July 1991). "Long road to vital linkage". South China Morning Post. p. 49.
  4. Lau, Jeremy (26 June 1991). "Tate's Cairn to help cut travel time". South China Morning Post. p. 3.
  5. Lau, Jeremy (28 June 1991). "Tate's Cairn debut spurs calls for Lion Rock toll cut". South China Morning Post. p. 3.
  6. Wong, Lorna (2 July 1991). "Tate's Cairn daily target on schedule". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
  7. "LCQ1: Tunnel's radio re-broadcasting systems under regular checks". www.info.gov.hk. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. "Tate's Cairn Tunnel to join HKeToll system on Sunday - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 Annual Report 2011 [ permanent dead link ]. Tate’s Cairn Tunnel Company Limited
  10. Toll Rates of Road Tunnels and Lantau Link Transport Department, Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
Tate's Cairn Tunnel
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Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Preceded by
Kwun Tong Bypass
Hong Kong Route 2
HK Route2.svg
Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Succeeded by
Tate's Cairn Highway