Cheung Pei Shan Road

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Cheung Pei Shan Road (Chinese: 象鼻山路) is a road on Cheung Pei Shan in Tsuen Wan and Sheung Kwai Chung of Hong Kong. It links the north edge of town centre of Tsuen Wan New Town to Shing Mun, from an Tsuen Kam Interchange with Route Twisk, Tai Ho Road North, Wai Tsuen Road and Texeco Road North to the entrance Shing Mun Tunnels. In the middle of the road meets Wo Yi Hop Interchange to a major road Wo Yi Hop Road. The road is part of Route 9. North of the road are resited villages from old town of Tsuen Wan and to its south are public housing estates of Lei Muk Shue Estate, Cheung Shan Estate and Shek Wai Kok Estate.

[edit] History

Cheung Pei Shan Road was opened in July 1980 to provide access to Cheung Shan Estate and Shek Wai Kok Estate. At that time, the road was directly connected to Wo Yi Hop Road at its east end. In 1990 the Sing Mun Tunnels were completed, and the east end of Cheung Pei Shan Road was realigned to connect directly to the west entrance of the tunnels. Connection to Wo Yi Hop Road was cut.

On February 8, 2007 an extension of Cheung Pei Shan Road from Tsuen Kam Interchange to the Tsuen Wan end of Tuen Mun Road was opened, closing the gap of the New Territories Circular Highway.^[1]