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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   Yellow: Tong Mi Road. Red from top to bottom: Boundary Street, Prince Edward Road, Mong Kok Road, Argyle Street. Green from left to right: Lai Chi Kok Road, Nathan Road. Before the building of this road, this was part of Tong Mi Village, documented in maps as late as 1928.[1][2][3] The new planned road was named in a Government Gazette on 28 Sep 1923:
This was also seen in a Map of Development in 1926.[5] By 1934, the Village was demolished, and Tong Mi Road was able to be seen on aerial photos starting in 1934.[6] 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. [7] 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. [8] TrafficThe road has been plagued by congestion for those entering the West Kowloon Corridor and the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. [9][10] The government has tried to relieve this issue with the Central Kowloon Route, which will provide another route towards Hong Kong Island.[11] 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.[12][13] Intersecting streetsRoads are listed North to South.
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