Kwai Chung Road
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Kwai Chung Road (Chinese: 葵涌道; pinyin: Kuíchōng Dào; Cantonese Yale: kwai4 chung1 dou6) is throughway in Kwai Chung of the New Territories in Hong Kong, one of the busiest road in Hong Kong. The Transport Department classified it as trunk road.[1]
It is built in 1960s for the two main development projects in Hong Kong, one for the Tsuen Wan New Town, another for Kwai Chung Container Port. The road replaces the Castle Peak Road as the main connection between Tsuen Wan and Kowloon. It hosts most public bus routes from Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi to Kowloon and vice versa. There are about one hundred bus routes using this road.
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[edit] Routes
It starts from the junction with Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road and Butterfly Valley Road in Cheung Sha Wan, via Kwai Chung Road Flyover in Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok Bridge, Chung Kwai Chung, to the junction with Castle Peak Road and Cheung Wing Road in Sheung Kwai Chung. It has served the new town of Kwai Chung on the reclamation of Lap Sap Wan, and also the Kwai Chung Container Terminals.
It is part of Route 5.
[edit] History
Before the construction Kwai Chung Road, the Castle Peak Road is the only road to connect to Kowloon and western New Territories. In 1960s, Castle Peak Road is very old and do not meet the need of future development plan in New Territories. Hong Kong Government developed the Tsuen Wan New Town and Kwai Chung Container Port. Tsuen Wan New Town consists of Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi. The Gin Drinkers Bay in Kwai Chung was reclaimed completely afterward. Kwai Chung Road was built along the coastal line of the bay which is inside the new town and close to container port.
In 1990s, the road was reconstructed during the building of Hong Kong International Airport.[2] Another elevated highway was built on top of Kwai Chung Road near the container port. The reconstruction eased the traffic congestion of Kwai Chung Road and meet the need of expansion of the new town and container port. Construction works commenced in 1993 and completed in February 1997.
[edit] Geography
Kwai Chung Road was built along the old coastal line. The southern is more hilly and the northern is on a small plain. Thus the southern part suffers from landslide during rainstorm occasionally. [3]
[edit] Buildings
Buildings are arranged from south to north
- Mei Foo Sun Chuen, the largest private estates in Hong Kong, with 99 residential buildings.
- Mariner's Club, a building besides Kwai Chung Container Port
- Lai King Station, an MTR station.
- Kwai Chung Tin Hau Temple, relocated to side of the Road, owning to reclamation of Lap Shap Wan in 1966. The original temple was built before 1828.
- Kwai Chung Police Station, located at 999 Kwai Chung Road.[4] As the station is very close the road, the Environmental Protection Department has set up an air monitor station to measure the Air Pollution Index.[5]
- Kwai Fong Estate, a public estate built on the reclamation.
- Kwai Hing Estate, a public estate built on the reclamation.
[edit] Traffic
Transport Department has recorded over 140 thousand vehicles each day.[6] It is the busiest road between Kowloon and the New Territories.
[edit] References
- ^ "Expressways and Trunks Roads". http://www.td.gov.hk/en/road_safety/road_users_code/index/chapter_5_for_all_drivers/expressways_and_trunk_road_/index.html.
- ^ "Airport Core Programme Highways Projects Route 3 - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Sections". 2012-02-15. http://www.hyd.gov.hk/eng/major/airport/mw_d.htm.
- ^ "The 8 May 1997 and 4 June 1997 Landslides at Kwai Chung Road, Lai King". 2012-02-15. http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/eng/studies/lic/Html_97/KCR.HTM.
- ^ "Hong Kong Police Force". 2012-02-15. http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/11_useful_info/contact.html.
- ^ "Environmental Protection Department". 2012-02-15. http://www.epd-asg.gov.hk/english/backgd/Kwai_Chung.html.
- ^ "The annual traffic census". 2012-02-15. http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_1902/Figure/Fig3.3.PDF.
[edit] See also
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Coordinates: 22°21′14″N 114°08′03″E / 22.3538°N 114.1342°E
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| Preceded by West Kowloon Corridor |
Kwai Chung Road | Succeeded by Tsuen Wan Road |
