Nam Wan Tunnel

Nam Wan Tunnel
Overview
Coordinates22°20′17″N 114°06′07″E / 22.338049°N 114.101833°E / 22.338049; 114.101833
StatusActive
SystemPart of Route 8
StartSai Tso Wan
EndNam Wan Kok
Operation
Opened20 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-20)
OwnerHong Kong Government
TrafficVehicular
TollNo
Technical
Line length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
No. of lanes6 lanes (3 lanes per direction) in road tunnel
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Nam Wan Tunnel
Nam Wan Tunnel entrance.
Traditional Chinese南灣隧道
Simplified Chinese南湾隧道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánwān Suìdào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationnaam4 waan1 seui6 dou6
Nam Wan Tunnel under construction in 2006.

Nam Wan Tunnel is a tunnel in Hong Kong opened to traffic on 20 December 2009,[1] along with the West Tsing Yi Viaduct, East Tsing Yi Viaduct and Stonecutters Bridge. The road tunnel, which forms an important part of the HK$15 billion Route 8, linking Tsing Yi and Sha Tin in the city, began construction since 2003 and was completed in 2007.

The twin-tube tunnel, built by the Highways Department of the Government of Hong Kong, is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long and has three lanes in either direction in the southern part of Tsing Yi from Sai Tso Wan to Nam Wan Kok. It provides linkage between the eastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong International Airport. The tunnel is toll-free.

The twin tunnels are 15 metres (49 ft) wide with 12 cross-passages and emergency walkways, and a portal building at each end. They were formed by blasting through granite and volcanic rocks.

  1. ^ "香港昂船洲大橋12月通車 為全球第二長斜拉橋 – 大陸頻道 – 北美新浪". dailynews.sina.com.