Tate's Cairn Tunnel is the third longest road tunnel in the New Territories and in Hong Kong, and the second longest over land, with the northbound tube having a length of 3,913 metres (2.43 mi) and southbound tube having a length of 3,945 metres (2.45 mi), after Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Tunnel (at 3.1 miles (4.99 km)) and Lung Shan Tunnel (3 miles (4.83 km)) – It was the longest when it opened.
Construction of the Tate's Cairn Tunnel, begun in July 1988, was carried out by a joint venture between Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu.[1] Nishimatsu built the tunnel and the two ventilation buildings, while Gammon constructed the approach roads and buildings.[2]
The tunnel opened to traffic at 8:00 pm on 26June 1991.[3] It was reported that traffic in the Lion Rock Tunnel dropped 20 per cent during the Tate's Cairn Tunnel's first day of operation.[4] The tunnel was formally inaugurated by Governor David Wilson on 1July that year.[5]
Franchise model
The Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a BOT (build, operate, transfer) infrastructure project funded 100% by the private sector. The BOT franchise was awarded to the Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company Limited for a period of 30 years by the Hong Kong Government in 1988.[6]
Under the terms of the BOT, the franchisee is responsible for the construction and operation of the tunnel until the end of the franchise period. During the franchise period, the company was allowed to earn a reasonable but not excessive return through the collection of tolls. The statutory requirements to the company were defined by the Tate's Cairn Tunnel Ordinance.[6] Upon the expiration of franchise at midnight of 11July 2018, the tunnel is now transferred to the government.
Tunnel tolls
Tolls are collected manually or electronically in both directions at the toll plaza on the Sha Tin side.
tate, cairn, tunnel, four, lane, road, tunnel, hong, kong, constructed, part, route, links, diamond, hill, kowloon, with, yuen, territories, east, opened, june, 1991, overviewlocationhong, kongcoordinates22, 3640, 2119, 3640, 2119routeroute, 2startdiamond, hil. Tate s Cairn Tunnel is a four lane road tunnel in Hong Kong Constructed as part of Route 2 it links Diamond Hill New Kowloon with Siu Lek Yuen Sha Tin New Territories East It opened on 26 June 1991 Tate s Cairn TunnelOverviewLocationHong KongCoordinates22 21 50 N 114 12 43 E 22 3640 N 114 2119 E 22 3640 114 2119RouteRoute 2StartDiamond Hill New KowloonEndSiu Lek Yuen Sha Tin New TerritoriesOperationWork begunJuly 1988 35 years ago 1988 07 Opened26 June 1991 32 years ago 1991 06 26 OwnerHong Kong GovernmentTrafficVehicularTollYesTechnicalLength3 913 metres 12 838 ft Northbound 3 945 metres 12 943 ft SouthboundNo of lanes4 2 per direction Operating speed70 km h 45 mph Tate s Cairn TunnelTate s Cairn TunnelChinese大老山隧道TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDalǎoshan SuidaoYue CantoneseJyutpingdaai6 lou5 saan1 seoi6 dou6Its toll plaza is situated on the Sha Tin side leading to Tate s Cairn Highway Sha Lek Highway and various local roads The tunnel joins the Kwun Tong Bypass and is connected with Lung Cheung Road and Hammer Hill Road and several local roads on the Kowloon side Tate s Cairn Tunnel is the third longest road tunnel in the New Territories and in Hong Kong and the second longest over land with the northbound tube having a length of 3 913 metres 2 43 mi and southbound tube having a length of 3 945 metres 2 45 mi after Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel at 3 1 miles 4 99 km and Lung Shan Tunnel 3 miles 4 83 km It was the longest when it opened Contents 1 History 2 Franchise model 3 Tunnel tolls 3 1 Notes 4 Tunnel facilities 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditConstruction of the Tate s Cairn Tunnel begun in July 1988 was carried out by a joint venture between Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu 1 Nishimatsu built the tunnel and the two ventilation buildings while Gammon constructed the approach roads and buildings 2 The tunnel opened to traffic at 8 00 pm on 26 June 1991 3 It was reported that traffic in the Lion Rock Tunnel dropped 20 per cent during the Tate s Cairn Tunnel s first day of operation 4 The tunnel was formally inaugurated by Governor David Wilson on 1 July that year 5 Franchise model EditThe Tate s Cairn Tunnel is a BOT build operate transfer infrastructure project funded 100 by the private sector The BOT franchise was awarded to the Tate s Cairn Tunnel Company Limited for a period of 30 years by the Hong Kong Government in 1988 6 Under the terms of the BOT the franchisee is responsible for the construction and operation of the tunnel until the end of the franchise period During the franchise period the company was allowed to earn a reasonable but not excessive return through the collection of tolls The statutory requirements to the company were defined by the Tate s Cairn Tunnel Ordinance 6 Upon the expiration of franchise at midnight of 11 July 2018 the tunnel is now transferred to the government Tunnel tolls EditTolls are collected manually or electronically in both directions at the toll plaza on the Sha Tin side Category Vehicle Toll Note 1 7 1 Motorcycle 152 Private car 20Taxi3 Public light bus 23Private light bus 244 Light goods vehicle less than 5 5 tonnes 5 Medium goods vehicle 5 5 to 24 tonnes 286 Heavy goods vehicle more than 24 tonnes 7 Single decker bus 328 Double decker bus 35Additional axle 24Notes Edit As of 22 January 2016Tunnel facilities Editdual tube 4 laned 9 manual toll booths and 5 autotoll booth 24 cross passages 160 fire alarms 156 emergency telephones 320 fire extinguishers 82 hose reels 78 hydrants 18 268 fluorescent tubes 3 277 tunnel wall panels 44 CCTVs inside tunnel tubes 10 CCTVs outside tunnel tubes 16 ventilation fansReferences Edit HK s longest tunnel opens months early South China Morning Post 1 July 1991 p 48 Mundy J K 1 July 1991 Long road to vital linkage South China Morning Post p 49 Lau Jeremy 26 June 1991 Tate s Cairn to help cut travel time South China Morning Post p 3 Lau Jeremy 28 June 1991 Tate s Cairn debut spurs calls for Lion Rock toll cut South China Morning Post p 3 Wong Lorna 2 July 1991 Tate s Cairn daily target on schedule South China Morning Post p 6 a b Annual Report 2011 permanent dead link Tate s Cairn Tunnel Company Limited Toll Rates of Road Tunnels and Lantau Link Transport Department Government of Hong Kong Retrieved 25 January 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tate s Cairn Tunnel Tate s Cairn Tunnel Company Transport Department toll rates Geographic data related to Tate s Cairn Tunnel at OpenStreetMap Preceded byKwun Tong Bypass Hong Kong Route 2 Tate s Cairn Tunnel Succeeded byTate s Cairn Highway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tate 27s Cairn Tunnel amp oldid 1162262895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
