Heung Yuen Wai Highway
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Heung Yuen Wai Highway, also abbreviated as HYWH, (Chinese: 香園圍公路; Jyutping: hoeng1 jyun4 wai4 gung1 lou6) is a controlled-access highway in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It diverges from Fanling Highway of Route 9 at Kau Lung Hang, crosses Sha Tau Kok Road and connects to Heung Yuen Wai Control Point, a border checkpoint between Hong Kong and China which opened for freight traffic on 26 August 2020.[2]
Heung Yuen Wai Highway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by the Highways Department | |
Length | 11.1 km[1] (6.9 mi) |
Existed | 26 May 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-26)–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | Route 9 in Kau Lung Hang |
Major intersections | Sha Tau Kok Road |
North end | Heung Yuen Wai Control Point |
Location | |
Country | China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
Highway system | |
The highway comprises three parts — Lung Shan Tunnel [zh-yue], Cheung Shan Tunnel [zh-yue], and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of viaducts and at-grade roads. At 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi), Lung Shan Tunnel is the longest land road tunnel in Hong Kong.[3] It boasts two lanes in each direction, with a posted speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour.