List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

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Here is a partial list of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.

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[edit] Routes

A map of Hong Kong showing various traffic routes.
A map of Hong Kong showing various traffic routes.

Hong Kong's Transport Department is responsible for maintenance and control over highways and roadways.

In 2004, a new strategic route system was put in place where most of the existing routes were renumbered and exits to key places or to another route were numbered, (for example, if you wanted to go from Yau Ma Tei to the airport, you would need to travel on route 3, take exit 5 to join route 8 to complete the journey to the airport, hence it would be known as "3-5-8"). Routes 1-3 are cross-harbour north-south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7 and 8 are east-west routes and have sequences from south to north. Route 9 is a circular route that circumscribes the New Territories. Some of the motorists have been confused since the new system was put in place as they previously relied on following signs with destination names rather than having to remember the new route and exit numbering system.

[edit] Expressways

See also Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374) Designation of Expressways under s 123

[edit] Tunnels

Main article: Tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong

Tunnels are a critical infrastructures to overcome Hong Kong's topography. Mountains and waterways are bypassed by use of tunnels. Originally used to allow cars to cross from the mainland to Hong Kong Island, they were used to cut through the hilly terrain in the New Territories to allow traffic to flow from the new towns in the north.

[edit] Bridges

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Main article: Tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong

[edit] Flyovers

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[edit] Viaducts

[edit] Roads, avenues, streets, bazaars, squares, crescents

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[edit] Hong Kong Island

[edit] Kowloon and New Kowloon

[edit] New Territories

[edit] Lantau

[edit] Cheung Chau

  • Pak Sha Praya Road
  • Pak Shue Street
  • Peak Road
  • Sun Hing Street
  • Tung Wa Road

[edit] Monitoring major roads

The traffic CAM online provides nearly real-time road conditions for all the major road users, as well as the authority to monitor the traffic. The live webcast provides the real-time road conditions for concerned party for planning before driving.

There are about 115 close circuit cameras are located on the routes to provide monitoring of traffic flow. Congestion is heaviest in Kowloon and along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, where most cameras are located.

Here are select locations around Hong Kong:

  • Connaught Central - Exchange Square, Shun Tak Centre
  • Connaught West
  • Cross Harbour Tunnel Hong Kong Side
  • Fleming Road and Harbour Road
  • Queen's Road Central near Garden Road
  • Aberdeen Tunnel Wanchai Side
  • Cross Harbour Tunnel Kowloon side
  • Gascoigne Road/Chatham Road
  • Waterloo Road/Cornwall Street
  • Princess Margaret Road/Argyle Street
  • Lung Cheung Road/Clear Water Bay Road
  • Tsuen Wan Road near Tsuen Tsing Interchange
  • Kwai Tsing Interchange
  • Kwai Chung Road near Container Terminal
  • Castle Peak Road/Texaco Road
  • Tsuen Wan Road near Tai Chung Road
  • Tsuen Wan End
  • Tuen Mun End
  • Siu Lam
  • Sham Tseng East
  • Yau Kom Tau

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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