Flooding
On June 7, 2008, North Lantau Highway and its service road, Cheung Tung Road, were completely flooded at Caribbean Coast, Tung Chung at 6am, under rainfall as high as 145 millimetres (5.7 in) per hour. The highway was forced to close completely, rendering the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok inaccessible by road. With a water depth of three metres, and the flood extending 500 metres (550 yd) in length, some 20 vehicles were trapped on the scene by the floodwater. Another thousand vehicles were trapped in the resulting traffic jam, extending about 10 km (6.2 mi) back to the toll plaza of Lantau Link. Service was increased on the MTR Tung Chung Line and Airport Express to alleviate passenger flow.
The highway was partially reopened starting from 4pm that day.
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