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Lantau Link

Road linking western and central Hong Kong

Summary

Road linking western and central Hong Kong

Field	Value
country	HKG
type	Route
route	8
name	Lantau Link
alternate_name	Part of Route 8
length_km	4.0
established	27 April 1997
direction_a	East
terminus_a	Tsing Yi
junction	3;
[[Image:HK Route3.svg	22px]] Route 3 at Tsing Yi
direction_b	West
terminus_b	Lantau (near Tsing Chau Tsai)

Lantau Link toll plaza at [[Tsing Chau Tsai]], on [[Lantau Island]].

The Lantau Link crossing the island of [[Ma Wan]]. From left to right: [[Tsing Ma Bridge]], [[Ma Wan Viaduct]] (on the island) and [[Kap Shui Mun Bridge]].

The Lantau Link, formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing, is a roadway in Hong Kong forming part of Route 8 linking Lantau Island to Tsing Yi, from which other roads lead to the urban areas of Kowloon and the rest of the New Territories. It is part of the Airport Core Programme centred on the new Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau. The link was officially opened on 27 April 1997, and it opened to traffic on 22 May the same year.

Infrastructure

The Lantau Link is 3.5 km long and consists of:

the Tsing Ma Bridge, a suspension bridge linking Tsing Yi to Ma Wan island
the Ma Wan Viaduct, a viaduct crossing Ma Wan
the Kap Shui Mun Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge linking Ma Wan to Lantau Island

The link is split into two traffic levels; the upper level is an open, 3-lane divided highway, while the lower level is a double-track railway line used by the MTR Airport Express and Tung Chung line and also contains two single-lane roads for emergency use in both directions. The speed limit is 80 km/h on the upper level and 50 km/h on the lower level. The lower level is generally used only in special circumstances such as strong wind or serious accidents which could lead to the closure of the upper level. The lower level is not connected to Ma Wan.

The Lantau Link is one of the two land passageways connecting Lantau and other parts of Hong Kong; Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link via Tuen Mun opened on 27 December 2020 as the second land connection, reducing the traffic pressure on Lantau Link.

Near the Tsing Yi end of the Lantau Link is the cable-stayed Ting Kau Bridge, and the Cheung Tsing and Nam Wan tunnels, the latter of which leads to the Stonecutters Bridge. Tsing Yi is also home to the Lantau Link Visitors Centre, a museum and viewing platform for the Lantau Link.

Interchanges

''Start '''Lantau Link'''''	-	''End '''Lantau Link'''''
continues as North Lantau Highway [[Image:HK Route8.svg	13px]]

References

[http://www.info.gov.hk/archive/napco/p-llink.html Government information about the Lantau Link]
(21 December 2020). "Tolls of Lantau Link to be waived from 0.00am on December 27". Hong Kong Government.
(24 November 2023). "am專訪｜青嶼幹線觀景台活化正收集建議葵青DO鄧顯權：公眾參與最重要冀善用潛力搞旺設施".

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