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The first phase of the Zhuhai Jinhai Highway Bridge, the first cross-sea bridge on the same floor of the highway and railway in China, was officially opened to traffic on the 3rd.
It is understood that the Jinhai Highway Bridge project starts from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connecting line Hongwan interchange hub in the north, and finally the Zhuhai Airport Expressway Airport West Interchange, with a total length of 263 km, the project will be implemented in two phases. The first phase of the project is currently completed and is 17136 kilometers, two-way six-lane, design speed 100 kilometers per hour, of which the cross-sea section of the Jinhai Bridge is 1033 kilometers, it is the first cross-sea bridge with the same layer of road and railway in China.
On the same day, the second phase of the Zhuhai Intercity Railway was opened to traffic simultaneously. The Zhuhai-Zhuhai Intercity Railway is an extension of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway, starting from the Zhuhai Station of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway in the east, passing through the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the Modaomen Waterway at the Pearl River Estuary to the west, and finally to Zhuhai Airport, with a total journey of 3924 kilometers, the whole line has 10 passenger stations, the design speed is 100 kilometers per hour, in two phases of construction and opening to traffic.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Zhuhai Municipal Transportation Bureau, the opening of the Jinhai Bridge will greatly shorten the traffic time from the main urban area of Zhuhai and the cooperation zone to the western urban area and Zhuhai Jinwan Airport. With the completion of the first phase of the Jinhai Bridge and the second phase of the Zhuhai Intercity Project, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has been integrated into the national highway and railway network, realizing rapid connectivity with Zhuhai Airport and making external travel more convenient, which not only promotes functional coordination and industrial linkage with Zhuhai Airport, Zhuhai Port and western Guangdong, but also expands the space for industrial development.