| Streets and Roads in Hong Kong | |
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The following areincomplete lists ofexpressways, tunnels, bridges, roads,avenues, streets,crescents,squares andbazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. Some of the roads on thenorth side of Hong Kong Island andsouthern Kowloon have a grid-like pattern.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations] The roads are generally designed toBritish standards. Expressways generally conform toBritish motorway standards.
Speed limits on all roads are 50 km/h (31 mph), unless indicated otherwise by road signs. Usually, higher speed limits such as 70 and 80 km/h (43 and 50 mph) have been raised to facilitate traffic flow along main roads and trunk roads. On most expressways, speed limits have been raised to 80 km/h and 100 km/h (62 mph) due to the smooth geometry and 110 km/h (68 mph) forNorth Lantau Highway, while some expressways such as Island Eastern Corridor and Tuen Mun Road have been restricted to 70 km/h because of its long existence or geometrical constraints. Typically, the highest speed limit in all tunnels[clarification needed] and suspension bridges is 80 km/h, while for other roads such as toll plaza areas and slip roads that do not lead to other expressways the speed limits are recommended to be reduced to the default 50 km/h speed limit.
Hong Kong'sTransport Department is responsible for management of road traffic, regulation of public transport services and operation of major transport infrastructures, while Highways Department is responsible for planning, design, construction and maintenance of the public road system.
In 2004, a new strategic route marking system was put in place, with most existing routes renumbered and exits to key places or to another route also numbered. (For example, a journey fromYau Ma Tei to theairport uses Route 3, taking Exit 5 to join Route 8. It is therefore identified as "3-5-8".) Routes 1 to 3 are cross-harbour north–south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7 and 8 run east–west, numbered from south to north. Route 9 circumscribes theNew Territories. Route 10 runs from western New Territories from Route 9 and bends northward towards and passes the border toShenzhen. However, the new system has caused some confusion to drivers used to relying on destination signs.
The routes are designated as follows:
There are approximately 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) ofexpressways in Hong Kong. The following list is sorted by length:
| Number and Name | Length (km) | Speed limit (km/h) |
|---|---|---|
 Tuen Mun Road | 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi)[9] | 70/80 |
| Hong Kong Link Road | 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) | 100 |
 North Lantau Highway | 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) | 110 |
 Tsing Long Highway | 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) | 80/100 |
| Tolo Highway | 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) | 100 |
| Fanling Highway | 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) | 80/100 |
| Yuen Long Highway | 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) | 80 |
 Island Eastern Corridor | 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) | 70 |
| San Tin Highway | 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) | 100 |
 Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) | 100 |
| Kong Sham Western Highway | 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) | 80 |
| West Kowloon Highway | 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) | 100 |
 Tate's Cairn Highway | 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) | 80 |
| Sha Lek Highway | 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) | 80 |
 Tsuen Wan Road | 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) | 70 |
| Lantau Link | 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) | 80 |
| Tsing Kwai Highway | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) | 80 |
 Sha Tin Road | 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) | 80 |
| Kwun Tong Bypass | 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) | 70/80 |
| Tai Po Road – Sha Tin Section | 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)[10] | 80 |
| Penny's Bay Highway | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) | 80 |
| Cheung Tsing Highway | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) | 80 |
Eastern District
The Mid-Levels
The Peak
Southern District
Causeway Bay, Central, Happy Valley, Wan Chai, Western District
South of Boundary Street
North of Boundary Street
Note: Cheung Chau is not accessible by vehicle, roads are only used by pedestrians, cyclists and some licensed vehicles.
The Transport Department has designated about 22 km (14 mi) of road length as exclusive "bus lanes", out of approximately 2,000 km (1,200 mi) of accessible roads.
The traffic CAM online provides near real-time road conditions for all major road users, as well as facilitating monitoring of traffic. As of April 2025, 987 closed-circuit cameras have been installed in Hong Kong to provide traffic snapshot images and real-time road traffic information to the public.[11] Congestion is heaviest in Kowloon, along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hung Shui Kiu (68 CCTVs installed) andShatin (80 CCTVs installed) where most cameras are located.
Some example locations:
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