Lantau Link

The Lantau Link, formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing,[1] is a roadway in Hong Kong linking Lantau Island to Tsing Yi, from which other roads lead to the urban areas of Kowloon and the rest of the New Territories. 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.[1]

Lantau Link
Part of Route 8
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length	4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Existed	1997–present
Major junctions
East end	Tsing Yi
	3; Route 3 at Tsing Yi
West end	Lantau (near Tsing Chau Tsai)
Highway system
Transport in Hong Kong Routes Roads and Streets

Lantau Link
Traditional Chinese	青嶼幹線
Simplified Chinese	青屿干线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīngyǔ Gànxiàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization ching1 yu4 gon3 sin3

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.

Infrastructure

The Lantau Link is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) 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

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 kilometres per hour (50 mph) on the upper level and 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) on the lower level. In normal situations, the lower level is not used except 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 (for now) the only land passageway connecting Lantau and other parts of Hong Kong; a second link via Tuen Mun (which will be part of Route 10 and constructed in conjunction with the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge) is under construction and should be ready for use in 2018.

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.

Interchanges

Lantau Link
Inbound exits	Exit number	Lantau-bound exits
End Lantau Link continues as Tsing Sha Highway	-	Start Lantau Link
Cheung Tsing Highway Container Terminals 1-7, Kowloon, Hong Kong	4A	no exit
Tsing Long Highway Yuen Long, Tuen Mun	4B	no exit
Tsing Ma Bridge
Ma Wan Viaduct
no exit	4C	Ma Wan Road Ma Wan enter by permit only
Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Start Lantau Link	-	End Lantau Link continues as North Lantau Highway

See also

• Route 8 (Hong Kong)
• Tsing Ma Control Area
• Transport in Hong Kong

References

1. Government information about the Lantau Link

External links

• Google Maps of Lantau Link

Preceded by Tsing Sha Highway

Hong Kong Route 8 Lantau Link

Succeeded by North Lantau Highway