Route 3 (Hong Kong)

Route 3 (Chinese: 三號幹綫) is a series of expressways in Hong Kong that runs from Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island to Yuen Long in the New Territories, linking West Kowloon, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi. It was built as part of the Airport Core Programme to provide access to Hong Kong International Airport from the city, and to relieve congestion in the New Territories. The Western Harbour Crossing and Tai Lam Tunnel that form part of the route are tollways.

Route 3
Route 3 coloured red
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length	27.4 km (17.0 mi)
Existed	1998–present
Major junctions
South end	Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun
	Tsing Sha Highway, Cheung Sha Wan Ching Cheung Road, Kwai Chung Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Lantau Link, Tsing Yi Tuen Mun Road, Ting Kau
North end	in Yuen Long
Location
Districts	Central and Western, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long
Highway system
Transport in Hong Kong Routes Roads and Streets ← Route 2 Route 4 →

0.0 Exit 1A 0.0 Exit 1B 0.2-2.2 Western Harbour Crossing 3.0 Exit 2 6.2 Exit 3 7.7 Exit 4 8.3 Exit 4A 9.3 Exit 4B 10.0 Exit 4C 11.0-11.4 Cheung Tsing Bridge 11.4-13.0 Cheung Tsing Tunnel 14.0 Exit 4D 14.1 Exit 4E 14.3 Exit 5(N ex S en) 14.3 Exit 5A 15.1 Exit 5(S ex N en)

Route description

The route originates at the junction with Route 4 at Connaught Road in Sai Ying Pun, and immediately crosses the Victoria Harbour through the tolled Western Harbour Crossing. From then on it heads northwest on a viaduct along the West Kowloon Highway, above the Tung Chung Line and Airport Express tracks. This section has three exits that connects with Route 8, Route 7 and Route 5 respectively. It then enters the Tsing Kwai Highway in Lai Chi Kok and continues west to Tsing Yi Island on Rambler Channel Bridge. Once it reaches the island, the Cheung Ching Tunnel immediately follows. At the other end of the tunnel, Route 3 enters the Tsing Yi Northwestern Interchange and meet with Route 8 again. The interchange is a gateway to Lantau Island and Chek Lap Kok Airport. Route 3 then makes a sharp turn and travels north on Ting Kau Bridge and quickly enters the tolled Tai Lam Tunnel. From there, the remainder of the route is dubbed the Country Park Section[1] which runs all the way to Kam Tin along the Tsing Long Highway, and joins Route 9 near Pok Oi Hospital.[2]

The route is made up of the following roads:

• Western Harbour Crossing
• West Kowloon Highway
• Tsing Kwai Highway
• Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
• Cheung Tsing Highway (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
• Ting Kau Bridge (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
• Tai Lam Tunnel
• Tsing Long Highway

Exits and interchanges

Route
Yuen Long (north) bound exits	Exit Number	Sai Ying Pun (south) bound exits
Start Route 3 from Connaught Road West to Yuen Long	1A	End Route 3 continues as Connaught Road West (eastbound exit) Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Central and Wan Chai
	1B	Connaught Road West (westbound exit) Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui,Pok Fu Lam and Aberdeen
Western Harbour Crossing
Lai Cheung Road Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok Lin Cheung Road Tai Kok Tsui, Sha Tin, Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po	2	Lai Cheung Road Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Station , Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Tong
Tsing Sha Highway Tsing Yi, Lantau , Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Lau Fau Shan and Tin Shui Wai	3	Lin Cheung Road Lai Chi Kok Sham Mong Road Cheung Sha Wan and Sham Shui Po
Mei Ching Road Container Terminals 1-8, Lai King, Sha Tin, Princess Margaret Hospital	4	Lin Cheung Road Container Terminals 1-8, Lantau
no exit	4A	Ching Cheung Road Sha Tin, Kwun Tong
Tsuen Wan Road Tsing Yi Station, Tsing Yi North, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung	4B	no exit
Kwai Tsing Road Tsing Yi South	4C	no exit
Cheung Tsing Bridge & Tunnel
no exit	4D	Tsing Sha Highway Container Terminals 8-9, Sha Tin
no exit	4E	Tsing Yi Road West Tsing Yi, Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi Station
Lantau Link Lantau	5	Lantau Link Lantau
Lantau Link Administration Building	5A	no exit
Ting Kau Bridge
Tuen Mun Road Sham Tseng, Tsing Lung Tau and Tuen Mun	6	Tuen Mun Road Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Kwai Chung
Tai Lam Tunnel
Pat Heung Road Pat Heung	6A	no exit
Kam Tin Road Kam Tin and Shek Kong	6B	no exit
End Route 3 joins Yuen Long Highway or San Tin Highway	-	Start Route 3 to Sai Ying Pun

References

1. "Route 3 Country Park Section Ltd". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. "Route Diagram-Route 3". Transport Department. Retrieved 6 September 2014.