What is the general situation of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge?

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connects the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the east and Zhuhai and Macao Special Administrative Regions in the west. It is an integral part of the Pearl River Delta (referred to as the Pearl River Delta) loop in the national highway network planning, and it is a key project across the Lingdingyang sea area, which will form a new highway transportation channel connecting the east and west banks of the Pearl River.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is a part of G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway, with a design speed of 100 km per hour. The route of the project starts from the artificial island of Hong Kong Port near the Hong Kong International Airport, connects the artificial island of Zhuhai/Macau Port and the Zhuhai connecting line in the west, and ends at Hongwan, Zhuhai, with a total length of 55 kilometers.

The bridge spans the Lingdingyang sea area of the Pearl River Estuary, and is a large-scale cross-sea passage connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao in the form of a highway bridge. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge starts from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, passes through Tai O, crosses the Pearl River Estuary, and finally divides into a Y shape, with one end connected to Zhuhai and the other end connected to Macao. The whole bridge will be built according to the standard of six-lane expressway.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will tunnel through Gongbei built-up area in the direction of Zhuhai. It will first connect with the Guangzhou-Zhuhai West Line of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway under construction, and then connect with a series of trunk highways such as the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, the western coastal expressway, the Zhu Jiang Expressway, the airport expressway under construction and the Gaolan Port Expressway in Zhuhai, directly running through the whole west bank of the Pearl River and even the Pan-Pearl River Delta region.

The total length of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 49.968 kilometers, of which the main project "Haizhong Bridge Tunnel" is 35.578 kilometers long. The main project of Haizhong Bridge Tunnel and Zhuhai Connection will be built according to the standard of six-lane expressway, and the designed driving speed is per hour 100 km. The whole bridge cost more than 72 billion yuan, which was jointly funded by the central government and the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The planned fee is 50 years.

As for the toll that people are most concerned about, according to the forecast of the feasibility study report, there are two schemes for private car toll 150 yuan. However, the Secretary for Transport and Housing, eva cheng, said that according to the latest financing arrangement, the three governments had reached a consensus to reduce the toll as much as possible. For example, private cars are estimated to charge RMB 65,438+000 per trip, and trucks in 200 yuan are even lower. Relevant departments stressed that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be completed and opened to traffic for several years, and the final charging standard will be determined and announced according to regulations three months before the toll is opened to traffic.

Generally, the service life of inland river bridges is 50 to 60 years, and the main project of Hangzhou Bay Bridge has been raised to 100 years. According to Hong Kong standards, the design service life of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 120 years, which means that the service function can be fully met within 120 years, and it can be used safely without unplanned overhaul.

20 10 in February, the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao jointly signed an agreement on the management structure after the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The three governments agreed to reduce the toll of the bridge as much as possible to attract traffic, and also implemented the long-term goal of 24-hour customs clearance of the bridge.

Vehicles on the main bridge will all drive on the right, which is different from the habits of drivers in Hong Kong and Macao. Some scholars worry that people in the three places have different driving habits and related operations are dangerous. It is suggested that the government adopt a simple evaluation system when issuing transit permits.

After the main bridge project of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was officially started at the end of 2009, according to the latest document submitted by the Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau to the Legislative Council, the three governments reached an agreement on the management structure of the bridge in February 20 10, stipulating that the bridge is a public infrastructure, and the proceeds from the fees will be used to repay the loan principal and interest and other expenses. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the fees as much as possible to increase traffic flow. It also shows that all vehicles on the main bridge will be required to drive on the right, and the Hong Kong and Macao governments will be responsible for their own traffic facilities and information tips.

Xiong Yongda, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, pointed out that if the Hong Kong government wants to further introduce temporary transit licenses between the Mainland and Hong Kong, it will further increase the communication between drivers in the two places, making the driving modes of the two places different and increasing hidden dangers. If you drive from Hong Kong to Macau via the bridge, the driver will face the change of "left, right and left" driving mode. He suggested that the SAR Government should increase the simple assessment system such as the other party's road signs in exchange for transit licenses to improve traffic safety.

It is mentioned in the agreement that the governments of the three places will form a three-person joint working committee, which will be responsible for the decision-making on major issues of the bridge project, with the chief representative of Guangdong as the chairman of the "three-place committee". If there is a dispute that cannot be resolved through consultation among the three governments, each government may refer the issue to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Task Force for decision, but the agreement stipulates that each government may not bring legal proceedings in any area.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project includes three contents: first, the tunnel project of the cross-sea bridge; Second, the ports of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao; The third is the connecting line between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. According to the consensus reached, the main project of Haizhong Bridge Tunnel (from Guangdong-Hong Kong border to Zhuhai-Macao port, the same below) is jointly built by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao; The Hong Kong section of Haizhong Bridge Tunnel Project (starting from Shisan Bay in Hong Kong and ending at the Guangdong-Hong Kong boundary line, the same below), the ports and connecting lines of the three places are built by the three places respectively.