Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ‘main body’ completed

Towers of the world’s longest cross-sea bridge are seen in Zhuhai

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) reached a historical milestone on Monday with the completion of the “main body” of the structure, connecting the Chinese city of Zhuhai to Macau and Hong Kong.
The 55-kilometer-long structure is the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge.
Although it is expected that the total completion will take at least another three years, this moment is considered historic.
As said by many high ranking officials and businessmen from both the special regions and the mainland, economy and tourism sectors, the HKZMB is expected to provide a boost to the Pearl Delta Region’s economy allowing an easy flow of both locals and tourists across the three regions.
When in operation, the link is expected to cut the journey between Macau, Zhuhai and Hong Kong from over three hours by land or over one hour by sea to just 30 minutes.
According to information released by the construction companies and cited by Chinese Television CCTV, over 400,000 tons of steel was used to build this structure; the equivalent of about 60 Eiffel Towers.
The same source reported that this is considered to be China’s most ambitious infrastructure project to date due to the fact that the mega-infrastructure was designed to stand for over 100 years.
The HKZMB will be third longest bridge structure in the world and in China right after Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (164,8km) that connects the railway systems of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin Grand Bridge (113,7km).
Currently the longest road bridge in the world is Bang Na Expressway in Thailand which is 54 kilometers long.  RM