[Ming Pao News] The government's 2020 "Policy Address" proposed the development of an airport city. The AA later stated that it would develop the "Airport Tung Chung Expressway" to connect the Airport Space City and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port with an unmanned transportation system. Artificial island and Tung Chung city center. The Airport Authority recently submitted a document to the Islands District Council to explain the design and progress. The system will consist of ground roads and sea and land viaducts. It is expected that the driving time from the artificial island or space city to Tung Chung city center will take about 8 to 10 minutes. The project is expected to be gazetted from the end of this year to early next year, with construction starting in 2025 and completion in 2028 at the earliest.
The Airport Authority is constructing the "Space Corridor", a pedestrian and autonomous vehicle flyover connecting the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port Artificial Island and the Space City. The Bureau earlier stated that it would extend the "Aerospace Corridor" autonomous transportation system to the center of Tung Chung and develop the "Airport Tung Chung Expressway".
Space City Terminal to be gazetted as early as the end of the year
According to the latest document from the Islands District Council, the Airport Authority estimates that after the completion of the "Space Corridor", the drive from the Space City to the artificial island will take about 2 to 3 minutes. As for the "Airport Tung Chung Expressway" starting from the Space City or the artificial island and connecting to Tung Chung "The journey is expected to take about 8 to 10 minutes. For the section of the airport island where the Aerospace City is located, the Bureau proposes to utilize and expand the existing coastal ground maintenance road on the east coast of the airport island, and set up intermediate stations along the way; the section connecting to Tung Chung is a viaduct, and the Tung Chung station on the bridge connects the platform and the arrivals respectively. East Road, convenient for passengers to travel between MTR Tung Chung Station and the public transport interchange. The Bureau stated that the environmental impact assessment results of the "Airport Tung Chung Expressway" showed that the project complied with legal requirements after the implementation of the proposed mitigation measures, and the report is being submitted to the Environmental Protection Department for review.
In addition, the Airport Authority has also mentioned that it plans to build the Space City pier and boat mooring facilities for yachts to berth on the waterfront of the Space City, and to develop a waterfront promenade. The Authority stated in the document that the project is expected to be gazetted and completed by the end of this year to early next year. Construction will begin after legal procedures are authorized.
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