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Hong Kong: Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

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1.0.0 INTRODUTION The Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge (HZMB) will be one of the longest cross-boundary seas crossing road infrastructure in the world providing a direct land transport connection between two shores of the Pearl River Delta, linking Hong Kong in the east to Macao and Zhuhai in the west. It is an essential transport construction project. This project is expected to cost US$10.6 billion (HK$83 billion). With its length; it would become one of the landmarks within the area. The longest bridge section will be 29.6 kilometers (18.4 mi) long and will include three cable-stayed spans between 280 and 460 meters (920 and 1,510 ft.). Construction formally began on 15 December 2009. The last bridge tower was erected on 2 June 2016.The last straighten-element of the 4860 meter long immersed …show more content…

For Hong Kong, the project will enable the city to continue its status as an international aviation and shipping center. 2.1.1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC The Bridge will also help realize the strategic benefits of promoting the socio-economic development of the western Pearl River. In linking up Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, the bridge will form a systematic regional transport network and provide an overland link. This link will substantially shorten the travelling time between the eastern and western sides of the southern tip of the

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