China held an opening ceremony for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge on Tuesday, October 23.
The bridge's construction began in December 2009 and was completed in May 2018, with the crossing designed to have a service life of 120 years. It is the longest underwater tube tunnel in the world and the longest bridge crossing tunnel in the world.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the first route to connect the three cities in its title. When it opens to the public, the Pearl River Delta will be within Hong Kong’s three-hour commute circle. The Y-shaped bridge will cut travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes. This will significantly reduce the cost and journey time of travel between the mainland and Hong Kong, speed up economic development and links between cities in theGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Dawan region, and facilitate public exchanges.
It should be noted that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge adopts the right-hand traffic rules of the mainland, before changing to left-hand drive upon arrival at the ports of Hong Kong or Macao.
There are toll booths in Zhuhai and Macao, where all vehicles will be subject to a fee. The booth has 20 lanes, which accept automatic payment through ETC or Hong Kong express. Travellers can also pay using Alipay, WeChat and cash in yuan.
The commuter fleet of 200 double-decker and 100 regular buses has been unveiled in Zhuhai City. It takes around 40 minutes to travel the full length of the 43-kilometre-long bridge.
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