Why is there not much transportation in use for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge?
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is a bridge from Hong Kong to Macao to Zhuhai, and it is also a major cross-sea bridge funded by the first government. The construction of expressways plays a major role in the long-term development of our country, but the traffic volume put into use has not reached the expected level, why?
In fact, this is also deliberately arranged, on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the passing traffic is strictly controlled to maintain the current normal social order and social development of Hong Kong and Macao. There are currently only five types of vehicles that can travel between Hong Kong and Macao, including cross-harbour passenger buses, shuttle buses, cross-boundary taxis, cross-boundary freight transport and cross-boundary private vehicles. In addition, this batch of cars also needs to apply for two license plates, that is, they need to be registered in Hong Kong and Macao before they can go through transit procedures.
This kind of restriction has made it impossible for many tourists and car people to travel to Macao to do so, and they can only sigh when they reach the Zhuhai-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. According to data from relevant departments, by 2023, the total annual passenger traffic of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will only be 2.68 million units, while the traffic volume of other types of general bridges will exceed 10 million units.
How many difficulties have been in the construction of the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge?
At present, the reason why the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has not been put into use in large quantities is not because its construction process is relatively easy, on the contrary, its construction difficulty is breathtaking, and even encountered the difficulty of many bridges around the world, which is breathtaking.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is located in the river area and on the seabed, affected by factors such as ocean salinity and currents, its structure and materials are facing severe tests, and its own stability is directly related to the safety of the bridge.
To this end, the state has organized a large number of construction workers and professionals, increased investment, used high-tech methods, overcome a series of technical difficulties, and obtained a number of invention patents, making up for the shortcomings of similar bridge construction at home and abroad, and has become one of the leading international ranks.
The construction cost of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project is as high as 130 billion, although the investment is huge, but its real value is far beyond this number, because this time the construction of a miracle of the construction of a global sea-crossing bridge, both theoretically and practically, has extraordinary theoretical and practical significance.
How much profit margin does the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge have?
As a link between Hong Kong, Macao and the Mainland, it is of great significance to promote exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and Macao and the Mainland, and to enhance the status and influence of Hong Kong and Macao in the world.
However, some Western news reports have a negative attitude towards this, saying that it is "a bridge with no return", saying that its cost is too high and the traffic flow is too small, and it is difficult to recover the cost.
First, we do not build the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for profit, its purpose is to serve the long-term development of the country, and it is more focused on the long-term development of the country, rather than simply chasing interests.
Secondly, from an economic point of view, the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is not a bridge without returns, it only needs a certain number of passengers, you can return to the cost, as for the traffic volume, it depends on the policy and the needs of the market, it can be adjusted and changed.
If the traffic control of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is relaxed in a timely manner, so that more mainland cars can enter and leave Macao, the traffic flow of the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be greatly improved, and there will be a continuous grand occasion, and at that time, the income of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will rise, even if the toll is very small, it can also be recouped in the short term, not to mention other economic and social effects.
Therefore, the statement that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is "never recouped with investment" is groundless and an unjust slander against our country.