The next phase of development of Tseung Kwan O (TKO) will be concentrated in the town centre area south of Po Yap Road and the southeastern part of TKO along Wan Po Road. The completion of the CBL will provide relief to the anticipated congestion of the existing Wan Po Road and other roads in TKO town centre. CBL will be designed as a feature bridge across TKO Bay to become the landmark of TKO.

The proposed Cross Bay Link (CBL) bridges between TKO Area 86 to Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO-LTT) is to cater for the projected traffic flow generated from future population intake and developments in TKO. At present, Wan Po Road is the only road linking the southeastern part of TKO to the other areas. The commercial and industrial activities, particularly those in TKO Industrial Estate, in the southeast area of TKO would be seriously affected if Wan Po Road is blocked by traffic accidents. The CBL will provide an alternative access to the southeast TKO and therefore significantly increase the reliability of the road network serving this area. Moreover, heavy external traffic to and from the southeast industrial area of TKO will be able to by-pass the TKO town centre and connect to Kowloon via TKO-LTT, thus minimizing adverse traffic and environmental impacts in TKO.

To meet public aspiration, the CBL will provide a new cycle track connected to the existing cycle track in order to optimize the recreation facilities in TKO.

Scope of Project :

The scope of CBL comprises –

(a) a dual two-lane carriageway of approximately 1.8km long with a cycle track and a footpath across the Junk Bay mainly on viaduct, connecting the TKO-LT Tunnel to Wan Po Road near Area 86 of TKO with the necessary slip roads and junction improvements; and

(b) the associated civil, structural, marine, electrical and mechanical, landscaping, a trunk salt water main, and environmental protection and mitigation works.

Overview of the Investigation and Preliminary Design :

CEDD has employed Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited in March 2009 to carry out the I&PD for CBL (Agreement No CE43/2008(HY)). The scope of the I&PD includes:

1. A review of the findings of previous studies and design options including the appearance of the feature bridge;
   
   
2. impact assessments on environment, traffic, marine, heritage and other related aspects;
   
   
3. the preliminary design of CBL; and
   
   
4. associated site investigations and works supervision.