North Lantau Highway

North Lantau Highway
Route 8
North Lantau Highway coloured red
Route information
Existed:	1997 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Chek Lap Kok
East end:	near Ng Kwu Leng, Lantau
Highway system
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System

North Lantau Highway

North Lantau Highway (traditional Chinese: 北大嶼山公路; simplified Chinese: 北大屿山公路; pinyin: Běi Dàyǔshān Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: bak1 daai6 yu4 saan1 gung1 lou6) is part of Route 8 of Hong Kong, linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. It is an expressway with three lanes in each direction for its entire length with full width hard shoulders for emergencies and breakdowns. The speed limit is 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph).

North Lantau Highway is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) in length, starting from Airport Road on Chek Lap Kok. The road then crosses onto Lantau Island and bypasses the Tung Chung New Town. The road then travels along the northern coast of Lantau Island, next to Airport Express and Tung Chung Line of the MTR. This section is built on new reclamation and through various cuttings. Finally, the road climbs over Ta Shui Wan and Tsing Chau Wan to meet the Lantau Link and its bridges.

There are 4 junctions along this road:

• Yam O (Exit to Penny's Bay Highway, Yam O and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort);
• Tai Ho Wan (Exit to MTR Siu Ho Wan Depot); and
• Tung Chung East and Tung Chung North (Exits to Tung Chung)

North Lantau Highway has the highest speed limit in Hong Kong at 110 km/h (68mph).

Flooding

On June 7, 2008, North Lantau Highway and its service road, Cheung Tung Road, were completely flooded at Caribbean Coast, Tung Chung at 6am, under rainfall as high as 145 millimetres (5.7 in) per hour. The highway was forced to close completely, rendering the Hong Kong International Airport on Chek Lap Kok inaccessible by road. With a water depth of three metres, and the flood extending 500 metres (550 yd) in length, some 20 vehicles were trapped on the scene by the floodwater. Another thousand vehicles were trapped in the resulting traffic jam, extending about 10 km (6.2 mi) back to the toll plaza of Lantau Link. Service was increased on the MTR Tung Chung Line and Airport Express to alleviate passenger flow.

The highway was partially reopened starting from 4pm that day.

See also

• Route 8
• Penny's Bay Highway - access road from North Lantau Highway to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

External links

• Google Maps of North Lantau Highway

North Lantau Highway Hong Kong Route 8 Chronology
Preceded by Kap Shui Mun Bridge	North Lantau Highway	Succeeded by Western Terminus