Heung Yuen Wai Highway

Heung Yuen Wai Highway, also abbreviated as HYWH, (Chinese: 香園圍公路; Jyutping: hoeng1 jyun4 wai4 gung1 lou6) is a controlled-access highway in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It diverges from Fanling Highway of Route 9 at Kau Lung Hang, crosses Sha Tau Kok Road and connects to Heung Yuen Wai Control Point, a border checkpoint between Hong Kong and China which opened for freight traffic on 26 August 2020.

Heung Yuen Wai Highway
Heung Yuen Wai Highway Cloudy Hill northbound entrance
Route information
Maintained by the Highways Department
Length11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Existed26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)–present
Major junctions
South end Route 9 in Kau Lung Hang
Major intersectionsSha Tau Kok Road
North endHeung Yuen Wai Control Point
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
Highway system
  • Transport in Hong Kong

The highway comprises three parts — Lung Shan Tunnel, Cheung Shan Tunnel, and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of viaducts and at-grade roads. At 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi), Lung Shan Tunnel is the longest land road tunnel in Hong Kong. It boasts two lanes in each direction, with a posted speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour.

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