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Tong Mi Road

Tong Mi Road
Tong Mi Road on Olympic Bridge, facing north
Native name塘尾道 (Yue Chinese)
Part of Route 5
NamesakeTong Mi Village (塘尾村) 塘尾
Length0.75 km (0.47 mi)
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates22°19′18″N 114°09′56″E / 22.32162°N 114.16551°E / 22.32162; 114.16551
South endFerry Street, Cherry Street and Argyle Street
North endLai Chi Kok Road and Poplar Street
Construction
Construction start28 September 1923
CompletionLatest by 1935
Tong Mi Road
Traditional Chinese塘尾道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTángwěi Dào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtong4 mei2 dou3

Tong Mi Road (Chinese: 塘尾道) is a throughfare running north–south through Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei in Hong Kong. It is a major road housing the West Kowloon Corridor above it, making it one of the busiest roads in Kowloon. This road is commonly viewed as the border between Tai Kok Tsui and Mong Kok.

History

Tai Kok Tsui in 1947
Tong Mi Road in 1926 as shown in the development plan. Light Yellow is under planning.
Tong Mi Road in 1934.
Yellow: Tong Mi Road.
Red from top to bottom: Boundary Street, Prince Edward Road, Mong Kok Road, Argyle Street.
Green from left to right: Lai Chi Kok Road, Nathan Road.

Before the building of this road, this was part of Tong Mi Village [zh], documented in maps as late as 1928.[1][2][3] The new planned road was named in a Government Gazette on 28 Sep 1923:

Road beginning at its junction with Argyle Street and running in a northerly direction and terminating at its junction with Lai Chi Kok Road, being immediately west of Canton Road ... Tong Mi Road 塘 尾 道

— No. 411, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 28 September 1923, [4]

This was also seen in a Map of Development in 1926.[5] By 1934, the Village was demolished, and Tong Mi Road was able to be seen on aerial photos starting in 1934.[6] It extended from Lai Chi Kok Road to Argyle Street, right at the north-eastern corner of the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter.

In 1983, the section of the West Kowloon Corridor over Tong Mi Road was completed, connecting Ferry Street with Tung Chau Street. [7] During the 1990s West Kowloon Reclamations, the original Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter was filled and reclaimed into today's Olympic. In 2020, The length of the road was adjusted by decree of the Land Department, prolonging Tong Mi Road to the intersection with Nelson Street. [8]

Traffic

The road has been plagued by congestion for those entering the West Kowloon Corridor and the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. [9][10] The government has tried to relieve this issue with the Central Kowloon Route, which will provide another route towards Hong Kong Island.[11]

The intersection to Argyle Street is known as a traffic blacksite, with more than 9 traffic accidents each year in the years of 2022 and 2023.[12][13]

Intersecting streets

Roads are listed North to South.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1920". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1924". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1928". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Government Gazettes 1923" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1926". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Historic Maps - Reference 1934". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ "West Kowloon Corridor - Yau Ma Tei Section Phase 11 Traffic Review and Environmental Assessment Study" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Street Naming - Kowloon" (PDF). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ 立法會交通事務委員會資料文件 legco.gov.hk
  10. ^ "Minutes of the Fifth Meeting" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Central Kowloon Route". ckr-hyd.hk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Traffic blackspots (junctions) in the fourth quarter of 2022" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023.
  13. ^ https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/tc/content_2042/Q3-2023%2520junctionblacksite_internet_chi.xlsx[dead link‍]
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