The Central Kowloon Bypass (Yau Ma Tei Section) extends 4.7 km and adopts a dual three‑lane carriageway design. It links the Yau Ma Tei Interchange in West Kowloon with the Kai Tak Development Area and the Kowloon Bay road network in East Kowloon, forming a vital east–west transport corridor across central Kowloon.

As an alternative express route, the bypass helps divert traffic from the heavily congested major east–west corridors. Once commissioned, it will allow vehicles to avoid the busy Central Kowloon area, delivering a substantial reduction in travel time. During peak hours, the journey between Yau Ma Tei and Kowloon Bay is expected to drop from around 30 minutes to just about 5 minutes.

Projects – Central Kowloon Bypass (Yau Ma Tei Section)

Our Solutions

This project comprises a total 8 contracts in which 4 under GCC (YMTW, YMTE, KTW, HMTAS) and another 4 in NEC (KTE, CT, BEM, RW) contract form. JCP was awarded as the partnering consultant to provide the Collaboration Journey Solution, which included the following:

• 2 Initial Partnering Workshops for CT in Nov 2019 & BEM in Nov 2020
• A total of 24 quarterly Champion Meetings; 11 for KTE, 8 for CT & 6 for BEM 2020-2022
• 3 bi-annual Project Champion Meetings for the 6 contracts, namely YMTW, YMTE, CT, KTW, KTE and BEM 2022-2023
• 1 Programme Workshop for KTE in Mar 2021
• 1 Value Management Workshop for BEM in Oct 2022
• 3 Stakeholders Engagement Workshops for nurses of the Yaumatei Maternal and Child Health Centre in Dec 2022
• 1 Safety Forum for the 6 contracts in Jun 2023
  

Project Achievement

1. At the first Project Champion Meeting in June 2022, stakeholders from the six contracts aligned on the common goal to commission the Central Kowloon Route by 2025, with the Central Kowloon Bypass (Yau Ma Tei Section) targeted for commissioning on 21 December 2025.

       2. The Project also obtained 2 Martin Barnes Awards in 2023 (https://ckr-hyd.hk/awards/?lang=en)

Reference Website:

Project information (https://ckr-hyd.hk/projects/?lang=en)

Cover story of The Journal of The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (https://www.hkengineer.org.hk/issue/vol49-nov2021/)