The Central Kowloon Route (CKR) is a highway project under construction in Kowloon, Hong Kong. When completed in 2025, it will form the section of the planned
Route 6 which runs through the
Kowloon Peninsula
The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collec ...
, largely underground. The three-lane dual carriageway would begin at the
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Name
''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, ...
interchange of the
West Kowloon Highway and finish at a new interchange in the
Kai Tak Development. From there, Route 6 is planned to continue to
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named ...
, although the section beyond Kai Tak is not part of the CKR project.
Between Yau Ma Tei and Kai Tak, there are no intermediate interchanges. The proposed alignment will lead to the demolition of numerous structures including the
Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building, a public library, the jade hawker bazaar, and the Yau Ma Tei Specialist Clinic Extension.
In January 2016, the
Hong Kong Executive Council approved construction of the Central Kowloon Route. The project was commenced in the 4th quarter of 2017.
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In October 2020, a construction accident occurred. An excavator being lifted by a tower crane broke loose and plunged down a giant ventilation shaft in Ho Man Tin. Nobody was injured.
References
External links
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Page at Highways Department websiteProject profile
Proposed transport infrastructure in Hong Kong
Route 6 (Hong Kong)
Undersea tunnels in Asia
Roads in Kowloon
Roads in New Kowloon
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