Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of

Chai Wan Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential ar ...

and

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. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of

Shek O Road Shek O Road ( zh, 石澳道) is a road in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The road links Tai Tam Road near Tai Tam Gap and Chai Wan to Shek O Village in the southeast. It is widely known as a scenic drive, with views of t ...

, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The

Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoir (water), reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The four reservoirs have a total storage capacit ...

's dam constitutes a section of the road that is particularly narrow. The dam was used to feature two-way traffic, which was problematic when buses crossed ways with other bigger vehicles, causing heavy congestion. On 25 August 2018, a new traffic light system was installed on the 400m dam, fixing the problem by allowing only one direction of traffic on the dam section at a time. This smart traffic light solution was designed and developed by an Engineering professor from the

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

. An old bridge, Pak Chai Old Bridge, built in 1845, is also situated near the road, it was the predecessor of the current New Bridge in Tai Tam. Tai Tam Road is one of the two roads that links

Tai Tam Tai Tam or ''Tytam'' is an area in Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a ''big pool'' in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley ...

and the urban district. The other road is

Repulse Bay Road Repulse Bay Road () is a road linking Happy Valley with Repulse Bay and Stanley in Hong Kong. It is one of the richest parts of Hong Kong, with its geography and its views, and has been the most expensive road to rent a house on. It also regu ...

. Most importantly, Tai Tam Road is the sole link for glorious developments like the

Redhill Peninsula Redhill Peninsula () is a low rise private housing estate in Tai Tam, Hong Kong. It is built at a round-shaped peninsula situated in Southern District towards Tai Tam Harbour and Turtle Cove. The peninsula includes a 113 metres hill named ' Red H ...

, to the urban core, or vice versa, as the Redhill zone is high in economic activities and is very rich.

Notable addresses

* 21 Tai Tam Road - Senior staff residences of the

Hong Kong Liaison Office The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative office of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong. It is located in Sai Wan, Hong ...

* 28 Tai Tam Road - American Club Hong Kong, Country Club

Intersecting Roads

''Roads are listed East to West.'' *

Chai Wan Road Chai Wan Road () located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It runs from Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan through Chai Wan Gap; with one of the steepest inclines in Hong Kong on either side, with signs posted 1 in ...

Tai Tam Reservoir Road Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' *Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses * Avianca El Salv ...

* Pak Pat Shan Road * Stanley Gap Road and Stanley Village Road

References

External links

Google Maps of Tai Tam Road
Chai Wan Stanley, Hong Kong Tai Tam Shau Kei Wan Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HKIsland-geo-stub

Notable addresses

Intersecting Roads

See also

References

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