Kai Tak Tunnel
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| Overview | |
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| Official name | Kai Tak Tunnel |
| Other name(s) | Airport Tunnel |
| Location | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Status | Active |
| Route | Route 5 |
| Start | San Shan |
| End | Kowloon Bay |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 29 June 1982 |
| Operator | Great Lucky Company Limited |
Kai Tak Tunnel (traditional Chinese: 啟德隧道; simplified Chinese: 启德隧道; pinyin: Qǐdé Suìdào; Cantonese Yale: kai2 dak1 seui6 dou6), formerly known as the Airport Tunnel (traditional Chinese: 機場隧道; simplified Chinese: 机场隧道) is a tunnel in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, which connects the Kowloon Bay and Ma Tau Kok areas by going beneath the former Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak Airport). It is part of Route 5.
The tunnel provides a quick link between the two ends of the tunnel, as before the construction of the tunnel vehicles had to detour through Kowloon City to reach the other end. Kai Tak Tunnel is currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.
Construction of the tunnel had started by 1975, but because of the difficulties in digging under the airport runway, it was not complete until 1982. The southern tube opened to two-way traffic at 3:00 pm on 29 June 1982. The second (northern) tube opened on 8 October 1982. The Airport Tunnel was the first tunnel in Hong Kong to be toll-free, excluding short underpasses.
With Kai Tak Airport's shutdown in 1998, the Airport Tunnel was no longer fulfilled to its name. The Hong Kong Government announced to rename to Kai Tak Tunnel on 2 March, 2006 that the tunnel, effective from 4 May, 2006, after several years of consultation with groups including the Kowloon City District Council.
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