North Lantau Highway

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North Lantau Highway
Part of Route 8
North Lantau Highway coloured red
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Existed1997–present
Major junctions
West endChek Lap Kok
East endLantau (near Yam O)
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
Highway system
North Lantau Highway
Traditional Chinese北大嶼山公路
Simplified Chinese北大屿山公路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěi Dàyǔshān Gōnglù
Hakka
RomanizationBet5 tai4 yi2 san1 gung1 lu4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBāk daaih yùh sāan gūng louh
JyutpingBak1 daai6 jyu4 saan1 gung1 lou6
North Lantau Highway
North Lantau Highway near Tung Chung
Aerial view of Sunny Bay Interchange

North Lantau Highway is an expressway forming part of Hong Kong's Route 8, linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. The road has 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) for most of its length, the highest of any road in Hong Kong.

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