World’s longest sea bridge to open in 2018

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, billed as the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, is expected to open to traffic in 2018

Crossing consists of three cable-stayed spans and undersea tunnel

CHINA
100km 60 miles
GUANGDONG
Guangzhou
South China Sea
HONG KONG
Kowloon
Hong Kong Island

Overall crossing length   55km
Construction started      Dec 2009
Expected cost             $15.9bn (110bn yuan)

Zhuhai and Macau BCF*
ZHUHAI 
Main bridge 22.9km 
Zhuhai Link Road 13.9km
Tunnel 6.7km 
Lantau Island
5km 3 miles
MACAU
Hong Kong BCF 
Hong Kong Link Road: 12km 
*Boundary
Crossing
Facilities
Pearl River Estuary
Artificial islands

Bridge will cut Hong Kong-Zhuhai journey from four hours to 30 minutes

Sources: Hong Kong Government, Nikkei Asian Review, SCMP Picture: AP © GRAPHIC NEWS