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Cross-Harbour Tunnel was completely suspended during protest in November 2019. The Hong Kong government used the operator model "Build Operate Transfer", or "BOT", for the implementation of the tunnel project; Financing and construction was the responsibility of a private enterprise, which was granted a concession to operate and collect tolls for 30 years.
The excavation of the tunnel began in November 2002. The project was undertaken by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) in Hong Kong. The project included: Site formation, drainage, geotechnical and landscape works for the toll plaza (toll plaza completed in 2004) 0.9 km of three-lane twin-bore tunnel underneath Sha Tin Heights
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel opened in 1972. due to the ever increasing population in Hong Kong and improving prosperity made the construction of further tunnels a necessity. The harbour crossing ferry services continued on until 1998 when Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry ceased to operate these ferry services.
Scenic Hill Tunnel: 2018 1 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 466 N/A Airport Tunnel: 2018 0.6 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 401 N/A Lung Shan Tunnel: 2019 4.8 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 16,728 N/A
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The 10.8 km long tunnel is part of a 140-kilometer (87 mi)-long high-speed line from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is designed for speeds of up to 350 km/h (usually 250 km/h in operation) - the fastest underwater tunnel in the world. [2] as well as being China's longest underwater tunnel. [3]
Initially, the Government of Hong Kong had plans to build a bridge across the eastern portion of the harbour but due to fears of the bridge blocking planes landing at Kai Tak airport, this was shelved in favour of a tunnel. [3] In 1986, the New Hong Kong Tunnel Company Limited won the bidding for this contract, and was given the right to run ...
Rail tunnel for Bay Area Rapid Transit. Connects Oakland to San Francisco. It is the longest underwater tunnel in North America: 5.8 km: 41 m: 1965–1969 Cross-Harbour Tunnel: Hong Kong: A busy road tunnel in Hong Kong: 1.86 km: 1969–1972 Elbe Tunnel (1975) Hamburg, Germany: 8-lane road tunnel crossing the Elbe River in Hamburg: 3.3 km: 1968 ...