Background

Route 3 Country Park Section is a 10.1 km toll road which starts from Ting Kau at the south end, travelling under the Tai Lam Country Park to Au Tau, Yuen Long. There are several exits connecting to nearby districts such as Kam Tin, San Tin, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan and Tsing Yi. The toll plaza is located about 1 km north of Tai Lam Tunnel Yuen Long bound exit. The whole expressway operates in a build-operate-transfer (BOT) mode with a 30-year franchise.
Total length
10.1 km, comprising:
Tai Lam Tunnel
Traffic lanes
6 (dual 3-lane)
Length
3.8 km (north tunnel portal links up to Tsing
Long Highway, south tunnel portal connects to
Ting Kau Bridge)
Tsing Long Highway
Traffic lanes
6 (dual 3-lane)
Length
6.3 km (north end connects with New
Territories Circular Road at Au Tau, south
end begins with north portal of Tai Lam Tunnel)
Lane width
3.65 m
Width of hard shoulder
3.3 m
Project cost
HK$7.25 billion
Toll lane
22 with 6 autotoll lanes
Opening date
25 May 1998
Ventilation
24 intake fans and 15 exhaust fans
Radio Frequencies
Band
Station
Frequency
FM
CR1
CR2
RTHK1
RTHK2
RTHK4
Metro Showbiz
Metro Finance
88.9MHz
90.9MHz
92.9MHz
95.6MHz
98.4MHz
101.6MHz
105.5MHz
 
 
 
AM
RTHK3
Putonghua
RTHK6
RTHK5
CRE
Metro Plus
567kHz
621kHz
675kHz
783kHz
864kHz
1,044kHz