• Source: Tong Mi Road

      • 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



      Before the building of this road, this was part of Tong Mi Village, documented in maps as late as 1928. 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
      This was also seen in a Map of Development in 1926. By 1934, the Village was demolished, and Tong Mi Road was able to be seen on aerial photos starting in 1934. 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. 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.


      Traffic


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


      Intersecting streets


      Roads are listed North to South.

      Lai Chi Kok Road and Poplar Street
      Prince Edward Road West
      Tung Chau Street and Arran Street
      Fir Street and Bedford Road
      Bute Street
      Larch Street
      Mong Kok Road, Fuk Tsun Street and Anchor Street
      Cherry Street and Argyle Street
      Ferry Street and Nelson Street


      See also


      Yaumatei Ferry Pier
      Sham Shui Po
      Mong Kok
      Yau Ma Tei
      West Kowloon Corridor
      Ferry Street
      List of streets and roads in Hong Kong


      References

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