The completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge not only means the superb technology of China's infrastructure, but also the common good wishes of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
However, since the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, because of its small traffic volume and complex rules, it has been sung down by the West and called it a "face project".
Many car owners are blocked at the head of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, unable to pass, can only look at the bridge and sigh, is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge really the outside world called the "scenic bridge"?
However, this year's Qingming Festival Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has been supported, and the traffic flow in 3 days has exceeded one million!
1. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has attracted the world's attention
In 2005, the first year of the central government's order to build the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a grand blueprint was drawn for everyone. However, returning to reality, the technical difficulties of bridge construction were in front of us, and China at that time did not meet the level of international expectations.
There are two major problems in the eyes of Chinese bridge builders, one is the offshore immersed tunnel technology, and the second is money.
Since China does not have this technology, then look at the world to find this technology. A Dutch company offered Lin Ming, the chief designer of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a sky-high price of 150 million euros.
Lin Ming tried to propose 300 million yuan for a framework, but what he got was sneering at the Dutch.
At this point, the Chinese decided to do it themselves.
At that time, the eyes of the whole world were on China, wanting to see if China could do it.
The hardships and pressures are unimaginable, but the Chinese answer is yes.
When the 33-section immersed tube is installed for the first time, it deviates 16 cm from the actual measurement. The Dutch consultant with top technology said "yes", but the chief designer Lin Ming told everyone "no".
For this reason, the 33 immersed tubes were reinstalled, and the measurement deviation was less than 2 mm, which means that China's technology has reached the highest in the world.
Behind the successful installation of 33 immersed tubes, it is the result of Lin Ming's decades of "nailing" in the post, and it is Lin Ming's spirit of striving for perfection as a great craftsman.
The belt gradually widened and did not regret it, and the bridge builders led by Lin Ming finally handed over a beautiful Chinese business card to the world.
Second, the rules for crossing the bridge allow the owner to turn around when he reaches the bridge
Before a large number of car owners came to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to turn around, and even some car owners cried that "ordinary people can't pass at all." The reason is that the rules of crossing the bridge make the car owner look at the bridge and sigh!
Although the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is a sea-crossing bridge, it strictly follows the rules of the expressway, allowing only certain shuttles, cross-boundary through buses, cross-boundary taxis with a limit of 250 vehicles, cross-boundary private cars with specific permits, and cargo vehicles with limited loads.
In addition, the original purpose of the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was for trade, and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is located on the sea and belongs to the outside world, so to pass through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, complex documents and tolls are naturally required.
Among them, there must be a Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan pass, followed by a three-place license plate for the vehicle, and finally a three-place driver's license.
With these, most ordinary people can turn around and leave.
The traffic rules of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge are also different from those of ordinary highways. Vehicles in Macau and Hong Kong drive on the left-hand side, so when entering Hong Kong or Macau, you must complete a left-hand traffic transfer.
Moreover, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has a height limit of 6 meters and a weight limit of 40 tons.
In addition to these restrictions, it is more difficult to get through. There is also the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge across the Lingding Ocean, the driving climate is varied, the road is far away, and the complex weather also makes some car owners retreat.
3. Will the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge be congested now?
A bridge is connected to the three places, and this bridge witnesses the integrated development of the three places. In 2023, with the "Hong Kong cars going north" and "Guangdong cars going south", the three places will be interconnected and successfully create a "one-hour life circle".
Today's China is not yesterday's China, and the West's so-called "face project" has long been broken without attacking.
In 2024, the traffic flow of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge on the Qingming Festival will exceed one million units in 3 days, and there will be a traffic jam, which is called the "great reversal of the century" by netizens!
Although this is not the norm, it can also be seen that the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is now passing more and more traffic, and the significance of this bridge is not as simple as passing.
In addition, the current traffic procedures are also being optimized, and it is believed that more people will pass through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the future.
The vision of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is far beyond the reach of the West. The establishment of this national bridge will unite the three places.
You must know that before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the government at that time adopted the policy of isolating Hong Kong from the mainland, but the construction of the bridge really deeply integrated the two systems, so that Hong Kong could return to the embrace of the motherland from the bottom of his heart.
In the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Hong Kong's economy encountered unprecedented violent turbulence and economic downturn, in order to cope with the serious economic downturn, in order to stir up the living water of Hong Kong's economy, Hong Kong slowly relaxed its policy, and proposed to stimulate economic growth through the construction of infrastructure, which is in line with the policy guidance of the central government.
This has rejuvenated Hong Kong, once the "Asian Tigers", and consolidated Hong Kong's position as one of the four major centers in Asia, with Hong Kong as the leading factor, driving the economic circle of the Pearl River West Port, accelerating the transfer of talents and advanced technology to the mainland, and injecting new vitality into the real economy.
It is enough to see that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is far from a "face project".