Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of Chai Wan and Stanley on Hong Kong Island. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of Shek O Road, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir's dam constitutes a section of the road that is particularly narrow.

Tai Tam Road near Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir
21 Tai Tam Road, Senior staff residences of the Hong Kong Liaison Office
Tai Tam Road
Traditional Chinese大潭道
Simplified Chinese大潭道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Tán Dào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih tàahm douh
JyutpingDaai6 taam4 dou6

The dam was used to feature two-way traffic, which was problematic when buses crossed ways with other bigger vehicles, causing heavy congestion. On the 25th of August 2018, a new traffic light system was installed on the 400m dam, fixing the problem by allowing only one direction of traffic on the dam section at a time. This smart traffic light solution was designed and developed by an Engineering professor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[1]

An old bridge, Pak Chai Old Bridge, built in 1845, is also situated near the road, it was the predecessor of the current New Bridge in Tai Tam.

Tai Tam Road is one of the two roads that links Tai Tam and the urban district. The other road is Repulse Bay Road. Most importantly, Tai Tam Road is the sole link for glorious developments like the Redhill Peninsula, to the urban core, or vice-versa, as the Redhill zone is high in economic activities and is very rich.

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References

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  1. ^ "New fix for old traffic woes (2.12.2018)". YouTube. December 2018.
  2. ^ Ramzy, Austin; Wang, Vivian; Buckley, Chris (16 October 2020). "In Hong Kong, Communist Party Officials Stride Out of the Shadows". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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