Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor

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Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor (深港西部通道) is a 5.5km dual three-lane. carriageway spanning Hong Kong, and Shenzhen in China. It will be port of entry to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Construction on the link began in 2003. The 3.2 km Hong Kong section was completed in 2005. The corridor was scheduled for completion in 2006 but owing to the delay in the construction of Shenzhen section and legal issues about applying the Law of Hong Kong in co-location of immigration and customs facilities on Mainland China, its official opening was decided to be on 2007-07-01.

The biggest section of the link is the 4 770-metre road bridge spanning Deep Bay. Single tower cable-stayed bridge allows for the Southern and Northern navigation channels of the Sham Chun River. There are two customs clearing areas, one managed by Hong Kong Customs and the other by Chinese Customs.

The link's biggest player is the Gammon-Skanska-MBEC Joint Venture.