Route 8 (Hong Kong)

Infobox road
marker_

state=
highway_name=Route 8
name_notes=
route=9
alternate_name=Lantau Link
section=


map_custom=yes
length=33.1km westbound, 32.6km eastbound
length_round=
length_ref=
length_notes=
established=1997
decommissioned=
direction_a=
starting_terminus=Sha Tin
beltway_city=
junction=6
direction_b=
ending_terminus=Hong Kong International Airport
counties=
cities=Hong Kong
system=Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
previous_type=
previous_route=
next_type=
next_route=
browse=

Route 8 (Chinese: 八號幹線) of Hong Kong is an 3-lane carriageway dual 3-lane highway under construction which will link Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the Northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. It is a combination of many sections.

The section from Lantau to Tsing Yi is made up of the existing North Lantau Highway and Lantau Link, which was opened in 1997. Route 8 becomes Airport Road, Hong Kong at Chep Lap Kok.

The section between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan, formerly known as Route 9, will be a 7.6 km dual 3-lane highway. This section consists of the Stonecutters Bridge, which will span the Rambler Channel from Stonecutters Island and link with the Tsing Ma Bridge through the Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi viaduct. This section is due to be completed by early 2009 or late 2008.

The remaining section links Cheung Sha Wan and Tai Wai, formerly known as Route 16. It is composed of the Eagle's Nest Tunnel and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, totalling 6.7km in length and connecting Route 9 at its Sha Tin terminus. It was opened on 21 March 2008.cite news|url=http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080321/gb50816a.htm|title=八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車|date=2008-03-21|publisher=Mingpao]

Areas passed through by Route 8 include:
* Tsing Yi
* Tsing Ma
* Disneyland Hong Kong
* Tung Chung
* Chek Lap Kok Airport

Route 8 also connects with:
* Route 3 (Hong Kong)
* Route 7 (Hong Kong)
* Route 9 (Hong Kong)

Observed roads and exits

References

ee also

* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
* Lantau Link
* North Lantau Highway
* Tsing Yi North Coastal Road

External links

* [http://www.hyd.gov.hk/eng/major/road/projects/HTML/e_6694_info.htm Details of Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin]
* [http://www.hyd.gov.hk/eng/major/road/projects/6711TH/e_6711_info.htm Details of Route 8 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan]
* [http://www.r8nscv.net/ Highway Departments: Route 8 - between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan]