A photo taken on Aug 23, 2018 shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. [Photo by Zhang Guoqin provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, will cut travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from three hours to about 30 minutes.
Preparation of the 55-kilometer-long bridge is currently underway for the official opening.
Considering the habits of residents in Hong Kong and Macao, the bridge will be open to non-cash electronic payment methods such as bank cards, Alipay and WeChat for customers in the manual toll lanes.
A photo taken on Aug 23, 2018 shows electronic payment toll stations of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. [Photo by Zhang Guoqin provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Drivers can also use ETC of the mainland and Auto toll of Hong Kong to pay expenses.
The bridge helps form a closed urban business circle in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The cities in the Bay Area, commonly known as the "9+2", comprise the Guangdong province cities of Guangzhou, Foshan, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, plus the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
A photo taken on Aug 23, 2018 shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. [Photo by Guo Rong/chinadaily.com.cn]
A photo taken on Aug 23, 2018 shows an undersea tunnel of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. [Photo by Zhang Guoqin provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
