Tong Mi Road
 Tong Mi Road on Olympic Bridge, facing north | |
| Native name | 塘尾道 (Yue Chinese) |
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| Part of |  Route 5 |
| Namesake | Tong Mi Village (塘尾村) 塘尾 |
| Length | 0.75 km (0.47 mi) |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′18″N 114°09′56″E / 22.32162°N 114.16551°E |
| South end | Ferry Street, Cherry Street and Argyle Street |
| North end | Lai Chi Kok Road and Poplar Street |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 28 September 1923 |
| Completion | Latest by 1935 |
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Tong Mi Road (Chinese: 塘尾道) is a throughfare running north–south through Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei in Hong Kong. It is a major road housing the West Kowloon Corridor above it, making it one of the busiest roads in Kowloon. This road is commonly viewed as the border between Tai Kok Tsui and Mong Kok.
History
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Yellow: Tong Mi Road.
Red from top to bottom: Boundary Street, Prince Edward Road, Mong Kok Road, Argyle Street.
Green from left to right: Lai Chi Kok Road, Nathan Road.
Before the building of this road, this was part of Tong Mi Village, documented in maps as late as 1928.[1][2][3] The new planned road was named in a Government Gazette on 28 Sep 1923:
Road beginning at its junction with Argyle Street and running in a northerly direction and terminating at its junction with Lai Chi Kok Road, being immediately west of Canton Road ... Tong Mi Road 塘 尾 道
— No. 411, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 28 September 1923, [4]
This was also seen in a Map of Development in 1926.[5] By 1934, the Village was demolished, and Tong Mi Road was able to be seen on aerial photos starting in 1934.[6] It extended from Lai Chi Kok Road to Argyle Street, right at the north-eastern corner of the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter.
In 1983, the section of the West Kowloon Corridor over Tong Mi Road was completed, connecting Ferry Street with Tung Chau Street. [7] During the 1990s West Kowloon Reclamations, the original Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter was filled and reclaimed into today's Olympic. In 2020, The length of the road was adjusted by decree of the Land Department, prolonging Tong Mi Road to the intersection with Nelson Street. [8]
Traffic
[edit]The road has been plagued by congestion for those entering the West Kowloon Corridor and the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. [9][10] The government has tried to relieve this issue with the Central Kowloon Route, which will provide another route towards Hong Kong Island.[11]
The intersection to Argyle Street is known as a traffic blacksite, with more than 9 traffic accidents each year in the years of 2022 and 2023.[12][13]
Intersecting streets
[edit]Roads are listed North to South.
- Lai Chi Kok Road and Poplar Street
- Prince Edward Road West
- Tung Chau Street and Arran Street
- Fir Street and Bedford Road
- Bute Street
- Larch Street
- Mong Kok Road, Fuk Tsun Street and Anchor Street
- Cherry Street and Argyle Street
- Ferry Street and Nelson Street
See also
[edit]- Yaumatei Ferry Pier
- Sham Shui Po
- Mong Kok
- Yau Ma Tei
- West Kowloon Corridor
- Ferry Street
- List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1920". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1924". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1928". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Government Gazettes 1923" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1926". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1934". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "West Kowloon Corridor - Yau Ma Tei Section Phase 11 Traffic Review and Environmental Assessment Study" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Street Naming - Kowloon" (PDF). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ 立法會交通事務委員會資料文件 legco.gov.hk
- ^ "Minutes of the Fifth Meeting" (PDF).
- ^ "Central Kowloon Route". ckr-hyd.hk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Traffic blackspots (junctions) in the fourth quarter of 2022" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/tc/content_2042/Q3-2023%2520junctionblacksite_internet_chi.xlsx[dead link]
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