Tuen Mun Road
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| Part of Route 9 | |
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| Maintained by Highways Department | |
| Length: | 19.4 km (12.1 mi) |
| Existed: | 1977 – present |
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| West end: | Tuen Mun (near Fu Tei) |
9; Route 3 at Ting Kau Route 5 at Tsuen Wan
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| East end: | Tsuen Wan (near Chai Wan Kok) |
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| Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System | |
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| Chinese | 屯門公路 | ||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Tuen Mun public road/ Tuen Mun Highway |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Túnmén Gōnglù |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Tun2 Mun2 gung1 lu4 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | tyun4 mun4 gung1 lou6 |
Tuen Mun Road is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun with Tsuen Wan, within New Territories. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 9, which circumnavigates the New Territories. Built in 1977, it was once the major trunk route linking the northwest New Territories to urban Kowloon and is known for its frequent traffic jams and road accidents owing to its early design and heavy usage. As a result, speed limits have been enforced to 70–80 km/h (45–50 mph) due to geometric constraints.
The highway leads off Yuen Long Highway at Lam Tei Interchange, where it also interchanges with Castle Peak Road and Tsing Lun Road. The next section (considered from west to east) is a dual 3 lane road through the town centre of Tuen Mun, but this section is not a statutorily designated (limited-access) expressway.
Expressway regulations apply from the junction with Wong Chu Road, where it widens to 3 lanes and climbs the hillside beside Sam Shing Hui. It then descends into So Kwun Wat, crossing the rural area on an embankment. The road then rises again before descending into Siu Lam Interchange, where it interchanges with Castle Peak Road.
From here, the highway crosses the mouth of Tai Lam Chung, and starts climbing the hillsides of Tai Lam through split level terraces (the lower one being the Tuen Mun bound carriageway). The two carriageways join before bypassing the village of Tsing Lung Tau to the north. This section of road is constructed upon various deep cuttings and high embankments. Afterwards, the road crosses over the village of Sham Tseng (situated in a valley) to Sham Tseng Interchange, where it interchanges once again with Castle Peak Road.
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