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Hong Kong section of HZMB off the Coast of Lantau Island
under construction in 2015.
(Source: Wing1990hk via wikipedia.org)
The Main Bridge
section includes
a 6.7km sea
tunnel, which
runs through
two 625m-long
artificial islands
artificial islands
that serve as entry
and exit points.
(Source: easyfairs.com)
A sign above Hong Kong-bound lanes in front of a tunnel entrance.
(Source: Frank Chen/Asia Times via atimes.com)
The HZMB is expected to carry 29,100 vehicles
and 126,000 passengers daily by 2030.
(Source: VCG via chinadaily.com.cn)
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ͻ The Main Bridge (29.6km or 18.4 mi)
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ͻ The Hong Kong Link Road (12 km or 7.5 mi)
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ͻ The Zhuhai Link Road (13.4 km or 8.3 mi)
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Ă͞ŵĞƌŐĞƉŽŝŶƚ͟ŝƐďƵŝůƚĨŽƌĚƌŝǀĞƌƐƚŽƐƚŽƉĂŶĚƐǁŝƚĐŚƐŝĚĞƐ
ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĐƌŽƐƐŝŶƚŽŶĞǁƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ;ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďƌŝĚŐĞƐĞĐƟŽŶŝƐ
considered mainland territory and Hong Kong drivers travelling
ŽǀĞƌŝƚ͞ŵƵƐƚĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ
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ůĞŌͲƌŝŐŚƚĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞďŽƚŚƌŝŐŚƚͲŚĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐ͘
TRAVEL TIME
tŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŽĨ,D͕ƚƌĂǀĞůƟŵĞĨƌŽŵ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐ͕
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ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJĨƌŽŵĨŽƵƌŚŽƵƌƐƚŽŽŶůLJϰϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕
ĐĂƌŐŽƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶŚƵŚĂŝĂŶĚ<ǁĂŝŚƵŶŐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ
dĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƉŽƌƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐůĂŵĂƟŽŶĂůŽŶŐ
ZĂŵďůĞƌŚĂŶŶĞůďĞƚǁĞĞŶ<ǁĂŝŚƵŶŐĂŶĚdƐŝŶŐzŝ/ƐůĂŶĚŝŶ,ŽŶŐ
Kong, will also be reduced from three and a half hours to a mere
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