To the east of the road is Tai Sheung Tok hill. From 1964,[2] the hilltop was developed as a large quarry, Anderson Road Quarry (安達臣道石礦場), highly visible from much of Kowloon and Hong Kong, which supplied construction aggregate to Hong Kong until July 2017, operated by the K.Wah Group,[3][4] when it was one of only three quarries still operating in Hong Kong, along with those in Shek O and Lam Tei. The quarry site is on the ridge surrounding Kowloon, visible from much of urban Hong Kong, but was ultimately deemed to damage the beauty and the fungshui of Victoria Harbour.
Planning for a major development of the 40-hectare site (called 'ARQ' or 'ARQS') for around 9400 private and subsidised housing flats serving a residential population of 25,000 is in progress.[5] The development is expected to accept its first residents in 2023–24.[6]
History
The road is one of earliest roads built by British Army after the British got the lease of New Territories from the Qing in 1899.
The road was described in military materials as "a road suitable for manhandled guns".
In 1950s, when the Hong Kong Government sent Kuomintangrefugees to the area of Rennie's Mill, some churches were built along part of the road, which was extended from the southern end of the present-day Anderson Road to the present-day Po Lam Road South). Until the late 1980s, this road was only used by residents of Rennie's Mill.
Only a few stores, farmland, the quarry and warehouses are located beside the road. Haven of Hope Sunnyside School is sited at the Po Lam end of the road.
Public transport
Since the 1996 cancellation of KMB Bus Route 90 (Tiu Keng Leng<->Choi Hung), no public transport routes use Anderson Road. However, buses via Po Lam Road and Clear Water Bay Road include the Anderson Road bus stop.