Cheung Pei Shan Road

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Cheung Pei Shan Road
Part of Route 9
Cheung Pei Shan Road 201311.jpg
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Existed1980–present
Major junctions
West endTsuen Wan (near Chai Wan Kok)
Major intersections3
East endShing Mun (near Wo Yi Hop)
Highway system

Cheung Pei Shan Road (Chinese: 象鼻山路) is a road near in Tsuen Wan and of Hong Kong. It links the north edge of town centre of Tsuen Wan New Town to Shing Mun, from with Route Twisk, , and to the entrance of the Shing Mun Tunnels. The road is part of Route 9. North of the road are resited villages from the old town of Tsuen Wan and Cheung Pei Shan; to its south are public housing estates: Lei Muk Shue Estate, Cheung Shan Estate and Shek Wai Kok Estate.

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 Shing 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 was cut.

In September 2001, construction was started on an extension of Cheung Pei Shan Road from Tsuen Kam Interchange to the Tsuen Wan end of Tuen Mun Road.[1] This extension was opened on 8 February 2007, closing the gap of the New Territories Circular Road.[2]

Interchanges[]

Cheung Pei Shan Road HK Route9.svg
Westbound exits Exit number Eastbound exits
HK Route9.svg continues as Tuen Mun Road
End Cheung Pei Shan Road HK Route9.svg Start Cheung Pei Shan Road HK Route9.svg
no exit 24C Tsuen Wan
Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan
TSUEN KAM INTERCHANGE
Kam Tin, Tsuen Wan
Route Twisk, , ,
25 TSUEN KAM INTERCHANGE
Kam Tin, Tsuen Wan
Route Twisk, , ,
WO YI HOP INTERCHANGE
Shing Mun, Kwai Chung
,
25A no exit
Start Cheung Pei Shan Road HK Route9.svg End Cheung Pei Shan Road HK Route9.svg
continues on as Shing Mun Tunnels HK Route9.svg

References[]

  1. ^ "Projects: Route 9 - Section between Shek Wai Kok and Chai Wan Kok". Hong Kong Engineering Archive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ "道路及鐵路 - 香港幹線公路(二)". Retrieved 1 April 2007.

See also[]

Preceded by
Tuen Mun Road
Hong Kong Route 9
HK Route9.svg
Cheung Pei Shan Road
Succeeded by
Shing Mun Tunnels

Coordinates: 22°22′32″N 114°07′14″E / 22.37554°N 114.12068°E / 22.37554; 114.12068

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