HONG KONG-ZHUHAI-MACAU BRIDGE

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 34-mile-long bridge-tunnel system consisting of a series of there cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fixed link on earth. The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai, three major cities on the Pearl River Delta. The Main Bridge, the largest part of the HZMB project, is a bridge-cum tunnel system constructed by the mainland Chinese authorities. It connects an artificial island, housing the Boundary Crossing Facilities (BCF) for both mainland China and Macau in the west, to the Hong Kong Link Road in the east. This section includes a 14.2-mile viaduct and 4.2-mile undersea tunnel that runs between two artificial islands. The viaduct crosses the Pearl River estuary with three cable-stayed bridges spanning between 920-feet and 1,510-feet. The Hong Kong Link Road connect the Main Bridge to an artificial island housing the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities. This section includes a 5.8-mile viaduct, a 0.62-mile Scenic Hill Tunnel and 1.0-mile at-grade road along the east coast of the Hong Kong International Airport. The Zhuhai Link Road starts from an artificial island housing the Boundary Crossing Facilities for both mainland China and Macau, passes through the developed area of Gogbei via a tunnel towards Zhuhai, and connects to three major expressways.