Bridge signals boom for China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
2018-02-20 09:40:20 source:Global Times
February 19, 2018
Engineer Yu Lie has spent more than 30 years working on bridges, but one in particular is his pride and joy - the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
Final touches are being added to the bridge, which will be the world's longest sea bridge that traverses over the most bustling waters in southern China.
A technologically complicated bridge, it crosses shipping lanes in the Lingding Ocean and took seven years to build.
The main structure measures 29.6 kilometers, consisting of a 22.9-km bridge section and a 6.7-km underground tunnel. Its total length is 55 kilometers.
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