Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be open to the public on Oct. 23rd, according to the Radio Television Hong Kong.

 

香港电台报道，港珠澳大桥将于10月23日向公众开放通车。

 

The bridge's construction began in December 2009 and it was completed in May 2018, with a designed service life of 120 years. It is the longest immersed tube tunnel in the world and the longest bridge crossing tunnel in the world.

 

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the first route that connects these three cities. When it opens to the public, Pearl River Delta¹ will be within Hong Kong's 3-hour commute² circle. This will significantly reduce the cost and time of transportation between mainland and Hong Kong, accelerate economic development and links between the cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Dawan region, and facilitate public exchanges.

 

The immigration and custom department for the bridge will have separate offices in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao and will be open 24/7 for passengers. A new mode of "cooperative inspection³ and one-time release" at the Zhuhai and Macao ports has significantly shortened customs clearance⁴ times.

 

It should be noted⁵ that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge adopts the right-hand traffic rules of the Mainland, and change into left-hand rules after the vehicles arrive at the Hong Kong or Macao ports.

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