North Lantau Highway (traditional Chinese: 北大嶼山公路; simplified Chinese: 北大屿山公路; pinyin: Běi Dàyǔshān Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: bak1 daai6 yu4 saan1 gung1 lou6) is part of Route 8 of Hong Kong, linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. It is an expressway with three lanes in each direction for its entire length with full width hard shoulders for emergencies and breakdowns. The speed limit is 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph).
North Lantau Highway is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) in length, starting from Airport Road on Chek Lap Kok. The road then crosses onto Lantau Island and bypasses the Tung Chung New Town. The road then travels along the northern coast of Lantau Island, next to Airport Express and Tung Chung Line of the MTR. This section is built on new reclamation and through various cuttings. Finally, the road climbs over Ta Shui Wan and Tsing Chau Wan to meet the Lantau Link and its bridges.
North Lantau Highway has the highest speed limit in Hong Kong at 110 km/h (68mph).
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