Construction begin for the World Longest Sea bridge - HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge 港珠澳大橋正式動工 (港珠澳大桥正式动工)

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An artist's impression of the completed bridge


An important milestone of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge has been reached, with construction of the bridge began on 15th December. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is a massive automobile bridge linking Hong Kong and Macau, and mainland city Zhuhai. Reclamation projects to create the artificial islands in Macau and Zhuhai ports are part of the first phase of construction.

The 50-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, expected to be the world's longest sea bridge feature a six-lane expressway able to accommodate vehicle speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour, and expected to remain in good shape for up to 120 years. Six lanes of traffic will pass across the bridge at a maximum speed of 100kmph. It will also feature a parking garage for 10,000 vehicles on the Macau side. Two artificial islands will connect the tunnel and bridge on either side.

The project consist of a series of bridges, tunnels and roads that will rival the longest bridges in the world, which will be jointly constructed by the three cities. The Y-shaped bridge is being built at a cost of US$10.54 billion. The main section of the bridge include a 29.6-km oversea pass and a 6 km harbor tunnel under the South China Sea.

The project is expected to be completed in either 2015 or 2016. Currently, high-speed ferries that travel across the South China Sea connect Hong Kong and Macau.


舉世矚目的世界最長跨海通道 - 港珠澳大橋正式動工, 開工儀式在珠海市拱北灣舉行。

港珠澳大橋是一座連接粵港澳三地的大型跨海通道。 大橋全長49.968公里, 工程包括三項內容：一是海中橋隧工程； 海中橋隧工程起自香港大嶼山, 經香港水域穿越珠江口銅鼓航道、伶仃西航道、青州航道、九洲航道，止於珠澳口岸人工島, 全長約35.6公里。 為了安全考量, 每隔90米就有一個互通的逃生通道; 二是香港、珠海、澳門三地口岸； 三是香港、珠海、澳門三地連接線。 大橋「Y」型設計和人工島構築力求美觀, 並將專門設置海景觀賞平台和白海豚觀賞區。

大橋的施工工期約6年, 建成後將成為地標性建築, 使用壽命長達120年, 並可以抗擊八級地震。 預計在2015年至2016年全線通車。 建成後香港到澳門的車程更只要不到1小時。

大橋總投資已飆升至730億, 其中逾六公里長的「沉管隧道」將是世界上最複雜的一個交通項目, 要造32節「沉管」相當於32艘八萬噸級的航空母艦那麼大, 估算僅建安費達128億元。 「沉管」將是世界上最大。 據介紹每一節「沉管」長180米、寬38米、高11.5米，重達8萬噸。 大橋建設內容囊括路、橋、隧、島等多項工程, 涉及白海豚保護、防洪、防颱風和滿足通航、海事、航空限高要求等多方面問題, 工程艱巨、建設條件複雜。

HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge construction starts this year 港珠澳大橋簽約, 勘察啟動 (港珠澳大桥签约, 勘察启动)

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The contract for the preliminary design and investigation of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge's main body was signed on the 13th March, at Zhuhai by the representatives of the three sides (Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau).

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will start construction within this year. The project has raised enough money and the bidding for its design is underway. The bridge will house a six-lane expressway estimated cost at 72.6 billion yuan, with 120-year design life expectancy.

Once the bridge completed, it will shorten the three hours plus drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai, Guangdong province to half an hour. Construction of the main bridge, which involves a number of bridges, tunnels and artificial islands will be taken up by the Central Government, with Macau contributing 1.98 billion yuan.

港珠澳大橋前期工作協調小組三方代表3月13日在珠海德翰大酒店與大橋初步設計中標單位簽約, 並在九洲列島對開海面正式啟動勘察設計工作。 大橋將按120年耐久標準設計, 全部勘察和設計過程需時約九個月, 勘探海上作業將于2010年5月底結束。 其中勘察階段的外業, 地質, 水文等勘察條件復雜, 設計工程量相當大, 需時約三個月, 然後將轉入共21項專題研究以及最終設計過程。 勘察指揮部近期將全部陸續就位。

據港珠澳大橋可行性研究報告, 大橋於珠海及澳門兩落腳點, 由原來各自建人工島設置口岸改為珠澳兩地共建一個人工島。 兩地口岸同島分離設置但又連接互通, 珠海口岸仍在原位, 但需增加九點○四公頃填海面積, 總體費用可減少九億七千四百萬元。 澳門口岸較原方案將遠離澳門本島北移約570米, 位於珠海口岸南面與珠海口岸旅檢區相鄰。 專家建議於兩口岸間設置行人天橋供旅客直接步行往來, 預計步行時間6、7分鐘。 行人天橋長度約390米。 據悉, 澳門口岸, 道路網及相關的基建配套將由澳門本身承擔, 整個人工島則合並堆填。

港珠澳大橋力爭2009年底動工, 2015年至2016年建成通車, 大橋建成後開車從香港到珠海、澳門的時間將由現在的3個多小時, 縮減為約半個小時。

Green light for Macau, Hong Kong, Zhuhai bridge 興建港珠澳大橋 (兴建港珠澳大桥)

China has given the green light to link Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland with a multi-billion-dollar road bridge after the long waiting approval process. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge have proposed an enormous structure stretching 29 km (18 miles).

The newspaper said it would directly connect Hong Kong and Macau and to the booming ports in southern China’s Pearl River Delta region, such as Zhuhai. The funding of this project is estimate cost at 31.5 billion yuan ($3.8 billion).

“We are going to make a big breakthrough in infrastructure cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland,” Ma Kai, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, was quoted as saying during the ongoing session of China’s parliament. He said government leaders had approved the bridge during talks with Tung Chee-hwa, the former Hong Kong’s chief executive rumoured to be ready to quit his post.

Authorities in Hong Kong, Macau and the southern Chinese city Guangdong had all agreed to let the private sector to fund for the over-water highway, Sarah Liao, secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of Hong Kong, was quoted as saying.

The bridge would halve the time for the current 60 km (37 mile) trip from Hong Kong to Macau or the major southern port of Zhuhai. It is possibly to make travel time less than half an hour.

The feasibility studies on the bridge had been completed but did not specify when construction would begin. “The bridge will promote the socio-economic development of Pearl River West (region), promote the development of tourism industries and perfect the regional transport network,” Liao was quoted as saying.

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