Cheung Tung Road ( zh, t=翔東路) is a road in

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, running between

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Discovery Bay Tunnel The Discovery Bay Tunnel () is a toll tunnel that links Discovery Bay Road at Yi Pak Au to Cheung Tung Road at Siu Ho Wan beside the North Lantau Highway. It was built for the Discovery Bay residential development on the north-eastern coast ...

, and

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. It begins at Fu Tung Road near

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in the west, and runs parallel against the

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, and passes near

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, Siu Ho Wan and the northern exit of the Discovery Bay Tunnel, before reaching Sunny Bay Road at Yam O, near

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. It is the only access to

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by road. It is currently a two-way road with one lane each way. The length of the road is around 11 km long.

History

The road was granted its name in the Government Gazette on 29 August 1997. The first bus route,

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Route 36 running between

and

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began service on 27 January 1998. The

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, which runs parallel to the road, opened on 22 June 1998. During this time, the road only stretched from Siu Ho Wan to

. The

came into service on 27 May 2000, at the end of Cheung Tung Road. Two buses connected

and

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without intermediate stops. These buses are now named DB01R and DB02R respectively. The bus route DB03R connecting Discovery Bay with

was opened in 2005.

Incidents

Due to the nature of Cheung Tung Road, being narrow and having no pedestrian or bike paths, and also carrying the only water pipes towards the Airport and Tung Chung, many incidents have happened on this road over the years of its operation.

Traffic Incidents

Cheung Tung Road is a popular biking site, without many road intersections and much traffic. However, the road is narrow, and has no designated pedestrian or bike paths. The road is a two-way road with one lane each way. This has led to many road accidents over the years, especially with bikers. On 31 October 2021, a fatal accident occurred when a tour bus struck a biker from behind and ran over the biker. The biker was killed, and the driver of the tour bus was arrested. During the trial, he was acquitted of charges due to insufficient proof that he was driving dangerously. On 31 August 2023, a major road accident caused 34 injuries when a school bus strayed off into the opposite lane and was hit by a public bus heading from Discovery Bay. The school bus was carrying students from

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. The driver and 20 students were injured on the school bus, while 13 passengers were injured on the public bus. By 14:00, the section affected was reopened.

Water Pipe Incidents

The pressurized water pipe on Cheung Tung Road has a diameter of 1200 mm and has been operating starting before 1998. It was designed to last for 25 years, and many incidents have occurred towards this current decade. A new 6.5-kilometer-long water pipe was built, starting August 2016, between the Siu Ho Wan Water Treatment Plant and the Tung Chung Water Pumping Station, while the old original pipe was being repaired. The construction work is planned to be completed in 2023. On 3 November 2024 at 10 pm, a major incident occurred when the water pipe burst near Siu Ho Wan Water Treatment Plant, and was placed under repair, cutting off water supply to residents in Tung Chung. Relief was dispatched to all areas of Tung Chung, and the services at

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was not affected. The water pipe was repaired by 10 am the next morning. The incident affected nearly 120 thousand residents for around 12 hours. The

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apologized for the incident.

Other Incidents

A minor wildfire broke out on 1 March 2018 near

, and was quickly put out by firefighters. No injuries were reported.

Future Development

To join in the future development of the Tung Chung East Extension, a new road interchange at

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connecting Cheung Tung Road,

and Tung Chung East will be built. New pressurized water pipes will also be built towards Tung Chung East that lead out from the current water pipe on Cheung Tung Road.https://www.cedd.gov.hk/tc/our-projects/major-projects/index-id-89.html

Intersecting roads

''Roads are listed West to East.'' * Fu Tung Street * Hong Kong Olympic Trail *

* Sham Shui Kok Drive - to North Lantau Refuse Transfer Station. * Sunny Bay Road Cheung Tung Road runs parallel to the

and

References

External links

{{Lantautaxi Roads in the New Territories Lantau Island