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
Alignment and exits of Route 3 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length	27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed	1998–present
Major junctions
South end	Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun
Major intersections	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
Country	China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
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

Route 3
Connaught Road West to Kennedy Town, Central 0.0 Exit 1A & 1B 0.2—2.2 Western Harbour Crossing Victoria Harbour 2.4 Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza 2.4 Jordan Road 3.0 Exit 2 Lai Cheung Road to West Kowloon Corridor Tung Chung line, Tuen Ma line, Airport Express 3.9 Expressway begins Olympic Station Nam Cheong Station 6.2 Exit 3 Tsing Sha Highway to Kennedy Town, Central Tuen Ma line 7.7 Exit 4 Mei Ching Road 8.3 Exit 4A Tung Chung line, Airport Express Kwai Chung Road to Tsuen Wan, Lai Chi Kok 9.3 Exit 4B 10.0 Exit 4C Kwai Tsing Road 10.8 Expressway ends 11.0—11.4 Cheung Tsing Bridge Rambler Channel 11.4—13.0 Cheung Tsing Tunnel 13.2 Expressway begins 14.0 Exit 4D 14.1 Exit 4E 14.7 Exit 5 Lantau Link to Lantau, Sha Tin 14.7 Exit 5A 15.2—16.5 Ting Kau Bridge 16.8 Exit 6 Tuen Mun Road to Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan 11.4 Expressway ends 17.7—21.5 Tai Lam Tunnel 22.8 Tai Lam Tunnel Toll Plaza 23.0 Exit 6A 23.1 Expressway begins 25.0 Exit 6B Kam Tin Road Castle Peak Road Tuen Ma line San Tin Highway, Yuen Long Highway to Sheung Shui, Yuen Long

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 Tsing 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 which runs all the way to Kam Tin along the Tsing Long Highway, and joins Route 9 near Pok Oi Hospital.

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

District	Location	Road Name	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Central and Western	Sai Ying Pun	Western Harbour Crossing	0.0	0.0	1A	Route 4 Connaught Road West (eastbound) – Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan and Central	Joins Route 4
					1B	Route 4 Connaught Road West (westbound) – Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town
Victoria Harbour			0.2 - 2.2	0.1 - 1.4	Western Harbour Tunnel (tolled)
Yau Tsim Mong	West Kowloon	West Kowloon Highway	2.4	1.5	-	Jordan Road	Unnumbered northbound exit only
	Yau Ma Tei		3.0	1.9	2	Lai Cheung Road – Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sha Tin, High Speed Railway Station, Airport Express Station, Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei
Sham Shui Po	Lai Wan		6.2	3.9	3	Route 8 Tsing Sha Highway (Lai Wan Interchange) – Tsing Yi, Lantau , Lai Chi Kok and Cheung Sha Wan	Southbound motorists must use exit 4 for Sha Tin and Lantau
	Mei Foo	Tsing Kwai Highway	7.7	4.8	4	Mei Ching Road (Mei Foo Interchange) – Container Terminals 1-8, Lai King and Sha Tin	Southbound motorists use roundabout for Sha Tin and Lantau
			8.3	5.2	4A	Route 7 Ching Cheung Road – Sha Tin and Kwun Tong	Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Kwai Tsing	Lai King		9.3	5.8	4B	Route 5 Tsuen Wan Road – Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi (North), Airport Express Station and Tsuen Wan	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Kwai Chung		10.0	6.2	4C	Kwai Tsing Road – Tsing Yi (South)
	Rambler Channel		11.0 - 11.4	6.8 - 7.1	Cheung Tsing Bridge
	Tsing Yi	Cheung Tsing Highway	11.4 - 13.0	7.1 - 8.1	Cheung Tsing Tunnel
			14.0	8.7	4D	Route 8 Tsing Sha Highway – Container Terminals 8-9, Kowloon (West), Sha Tin	Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
			14.1	8.8	4E	Tsing Yi Road West – Tsing Yi, Tsuen Wan and Airport Express Station
		North West Tsing Yi Interchange	14.7	9.1	5	Route 8 Lantau Link – Lantau
			14.7	9.1	5A	View Point and Administration Building	Southbound exit only, northbound exit and entrance. Exit for Tsing Yi North Coastal Road.
		Tsing Long Highway	15.2 - 16.5	9.4 - 10.3	Ting Kau Bridge
Tsuen Wan	Ting Kau		16.8	10.4	6	Route 9 Tuen Mun Road – Sham Tseng, Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan	Northbound interchange clockwise, southbound interchange anticlockwise only
Tai Lam			17.7 - 21.5	11.0 - 13.4	Tai Lam Tunnel (tolled)
Yuen Long	Pat Heung		23.0	14.3	6A	Pat Heung Road – Pat Heung	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Kam Tin		25.0	15.5	6B	Kam Tin Road – Kam Tin and Au Tau
	Au Tau	Au Tau Interchange	27.2	16.9	Route 9 Yuen Long Highway (anticlockwise)/San Tin Highway (clockwise) – Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai, Wetland Park, Shenzhen Bay, Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui		Joins Route 9