 Discovery Bay Tunnel entrance. | |
 Interactive map of Discovery Bay Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
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| Coordinates | 22°18′32″N114°00′22″E / 22.309°N 114.006°E /22.309; 114.006 |
| Status | Active |
| Start | Yi Pak Au |
| End | Siu Ho Wan |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 27 May 2000; 25 years ago (2000-05-27) |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government[citation needed] |
| Operator | HKR International Limited |
| Traffic | Vehicular |
| Technical | |
| No. oflanes | 2 lanes (1 lane per direction) |
| Operating speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 愉景灣隧道 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Jyu4 ging2 waan1 Seui6 dou6 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Good View Bay Tunnel | ||||||||||||
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TheDiscovery Bay Tunnel (Chinese:愉景灣隧道) is atoll tunnel that links Discovery Bay Road atYi Pak Au toCheung Tung Road atSiu Ho Wan beside theNorth Lantau Highway. It was built for theDiscovery Bay residential development on the north-eastern coast ofLantau Island,Hong Kong.
It is open 24 hours everyday to vehicles approved by theTransport Department; including residents' coaches, goods vehicles for goods delivery and servicing functions, andHong Kong Government vehicles are allowed to use the tunnel. The toll charge ranges betweenHK$ 50.00 to 250.00 depending on the type of vehicle.
As the development iscar-free, private vehicles are discouraged from entering. Private cars or private delivery vans can only enter with special permits issued in advance, between the hours of 09:00 and 18:00 every day.
The tunnel is managed byHKR International Limited.