Tseung Kwan O Tunnel (traditional Chinese: 將軍澳隧道; simplified Chinese: 将军澳隧道; Cantonese Yale: jeung1 gwan1 ou3 seui6 dou6) is a 900-metre tunnel beneath Ma Yau Tong in Hong Kong. The tunnel was opened on 9 November 1990.[1] Part of Route 7, it links Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong, Kowloon and the Tseung Kwan O New Town, Sai Kung District, the New Territories. It was used by 80,385 vehicles daily in 2011.[2][needs update]
The flat toll fee for the tunnel is HK$3 since opening.[3] The toll fee has been waived since the opening of Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel on 11 December 2022.
This tunnel is connected to Tseung Kwan O Road on the Kowloon side along with its toll plaza, and Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road on the Tseung Kwan O side.
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel is currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.
See also
References
- ^ "Transport in Hong Kong: Tunnels and Bridges". Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest July 2012 - Tunnel, Lantau Link and Vehicular Ferry Services Statistics" (PDF). Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Transport Department - Toll Rates of Road Tunnels". www.td.gov.hk. Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
| Preceded by Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road |
Hong Kong Route 7 Tseung Kwan O Tunnel |
Succeeded by Tseung Kwan O Road |
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