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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. [1]
Cross-Harbour Tunnel Map: 1972: 1.86: 1999: Hong Kong Government/Serco Group (HK) Limited: 8/25/30/10/15/15-30: 107,122: 78 500 Eastern Harbour Crossing Map: 1989: 2.2: 2008 (Rail) 2016 (Road) Hong Kong Government/Pacific Infrastructure Limited: 13/25/30/38/75/38-75: 75,230: 78 500 Western Harbour Crossing Map: 1997: 2: 2023: Hong Kong ...
As stipulated by the Laws of Hong Kong Cap 374 s 40 (5) and (5A), [1] medium goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and buses or any vehicle driven by a driver with a probationary driving licence shall travel no faster than the speed limit of the road or 70 km/h, whichever is slower; while minibuses shall travel no faster than the speed limit of ...
There are 13 major vehicular tunnels in Hong Kong. They include three cross-harbour tunnels and ten road tunnels. Other road tunnels and bridges which are proposed or under construction are: Central Kowloon Route; Trunk Road T2
The Hong Kong government launched the Second Comprehensive Transport Study in the late 1980s, which said cross-harbour trips would increase greatly – person-trips would increase by 86% from 1.4m to 2.6m, and goods-vehicle-trips by 129% from 34,000 to 78,000 by 2001.
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel (abbreviated CHT or XHT) is the first tunnel in Hong Kong built underwater. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method. [1] It is the earliest of three vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong, opened for traffic in 1972.
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Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong. Cross-Harbour Tunnel (opened 1972) Eastern Harbour Crossing (opened 1989) Western Harbour Crossing (opened 1997) MTR.