Open to traffic today! Take the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage and embrace the new life in the Bay Area

New Express News For more than 20 years, the clouds and the moon, seven years of fierce battles at the mouth of the Pearl River, once flying in the ocean, dare to call the moat to change the way.

On June 30, the cross-river passage from Shenzhen to Zhongshan, a major national project, was opened to traffic for trial operation at 15:00 on the same day. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor is a strategic passage connecting the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, about 30 kilometers away from the Humen Bridge in the north and about 31 kilometers away from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the south. The project was approved in 2015, the preliminary design was approved and started construction in 2017, and it passed the delivery and acceptance on June 16, 2024.

400 Builder Representatives "Return to Work"

Experience the Shenzhong Passage first

More than 10,000 builders participating in the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor project come from all over the world, and they gather together in the vast ocean for the same dream. After 7 years of preliminary research and 7 years of arduous construction, they have built the Shenzhong Passage and the Great Wall of the Sea, paved the steel shell of the submarine tunnel with wisdom, and built the cables of the cross-sea bridge with ingenuity. At the moment of realizing the dream, in order to express gratitude, at noon on the day of opening, the construction party arranged 8 builders' special vehicles to pick up nearly 400 builder representatives and their families to experience the great project they personally participated in in the completion of the Shenzhong Passage in advance.

Xi Junjie, who has been involved in the preliminary work of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage since 2011, came with his wife and daughter, "When my daughter was still in kindergarten, she often asked me when I would go home to accompany her, and I said that I was building the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage, and I would accompany her well when the construction was completed." This time, I took her to see the place where I have worked for 12 years, and let her see the project of the century with her own eyes." Xi Junjie said with a smile.

Chen Bingyao, who has switched to the Shiziyang Channel, said: "As soon as I graduated from university, I went to the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, and I was in charge of the on-site technical management of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge at that time. I feel very fortunate and proud to be involved in such a major project construction. I'll be applying what I've learned here to new projects! ”

Sun Yuenan, a female engineer who was awarded the 2021 "38 Red Flag Bearer of Guangdong Province", was transferred from the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor to work in other projects in 2022, and this time she also experienced a "time-limited return to work". "I have been in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for 8 years, and I have also been in the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor project for 4 years, and I am very fortunate to be able to invest in the construction of these two super projects and witness the historical moment of China's bridge construction and development." Sun Yuenan said.

Independent innovation of key technologies

Contribute Chinese solutions to the world's bridge projects

In the process of construction, the construction team of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor adheres to the spirit of opening roads in the mountains and building bridges in the water and the national ambition to create a world-class world, adheres to an open mind to learn from international advanced concepts and technological achievements, adheres to independent innovation in key technologies, and firmly controls the leading power of innovation in their own hands. It has successfully built a "1-3-5-10-10" high-quality national heavy weapon, that is, one of the world's first bridge-island-tunnel-underwater interconnection four-in-one cross-sea cluster project, 3 world-class landmark projects, 5 breakthrough leading "deep-medium quality", 10 international leading technologies, 10 world-first major equipment, especially in the field of steel shell-concrete immersed tunnel design and construction.

In May this year, the International Tunneling Association awarded the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor the title of "50 Landmark Projects in the Field of Global Tunneling and Underground Engineering"; In June this year, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge was awarded the "George Richardson Award" by the International Bridge Congress, and its engineering innovation and quality have been highly affirmed by international peers. The innovative results of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor have led the high-quality development of the industry, expanded the international leading position in the construction of the mainland's cross-sea cluster project, and contributed the Shenzhen-Zhongshan sample, Guangdong experience and Chinese plan to the world's cross-sea corridor project.

Connect a number of major cooperation platforms

Contribute to the formation of a world-class vibrant bay area

For the development of the Bay Area, transportation comes first. The completion and opening of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor is an important milestone in the history of transportation construction in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor will form a group of cross-sea and cross-river passages in the Greater Bay Area together with the completed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Nansha Bridge and Humen Bridge, helping to accelerate the formation of a "one-hour commuting circle" in the 100-kilometer "Golden Inner Bay" around the Pearl River Estuary, providing more convenient, comfortable and safe travel experience for the people, creating a "cross-city senseless" production and living environment, and forming a "people's livelihood happiness circle".

After the opening of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, it will connect major cooperation platforms such as Qianhai, Nansha, Hengqin and Hetao, and connect the "two corridors" of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao Science and Technology Innovation Corridors, so that elements of science and technology, talents, and finance can flow more efficiently and smoothly in the Greater Bay Area, which will further ignite a strong engine of new quality productivity, help form a world-class dynamic Bay Area, promote the docking and sharing of industrial innovation resources in the Greater Bay Area urban agglomeration, and deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as business environment, cultural tourism, people's livelihood undertakings, and social governance. In a wider range of linkage to build an innovation chain, industrial chain, and supply chain.

As the main force of Guangdong's transportation construction, Guangdong Communications Group is comprehensively accelerating the construction of the cross-river and sea-crossing corridor under construction in the Pearl River Estuary and the expansion project of the main corridor in eastern and western Guangdong and northern Guangdong, so as to play a leading role in supporting and guaranteeing the transportation infrastructure for Guangdong to take the lead in promoting Chinese-style modernization.

Driving guidance for the Shenzhong Corridor

The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor connects Guangzhou-Shenzhen Yanjiang Expressway, Jihe Expressway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway in the east, Zhongkai Expressway, Guangao Expressway and Zhongshan Eastern Outer Ring Expressway in the west, and connects with Nanzhong Expressway (under construction) and Nansha Port Expressway. After the opening of the road, the driving time from Shenzhen to Zhongshan will be shortened from the current 2 hours to 30 minutes.

Drive west from the side of Shenzhen, the first exit on the west bank is the Cuiheng East exit, you can go to Zhongshan Cuiheng New District, go straight from the main line through the Zhongkai Expressway to Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Yangjiang, Maoming, Zhanjiang and other cities in western Guangdong, and transfer to the Zhongshan East Outer Ring and Guangao Expressway through the Zhongkai Expressway, you can go to Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhuhai, Macao and other cities.

Drive eastward from the Zhongshan side, pass through the Shenzhong Bridge and the undersea tunnel, set up the first high-connection ramp in the tunnel under the water, and connect to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Yanjiang Expressway after exiting, which can go to Humen, Qianhai and Hong Kong; After driving straight out of the undersea tunnel, the first toll station exit can go to Shenzhen Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an District; The independent line goes straight and connects to the Jihe Expressway, which can go to Shenzhen City, Longgang District, Huizhou, etc.; After going forward, you can turn into Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway and go to Shenzhen city or Dongguan. It is understood that AutoNavi Map has taken the lead in completing the information collection of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, and updated the road information before the opening of traffic, fully realizing the consistency with the opening time of the channel, and the navigation planning data and truck restriction data will take effect immediately. Based on the new road data, passing users can instantly query the information of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor on the AutoNavi map and plan the travel route reasonably.

Guangdong Communications Group reminds the majority of car owners: the whole line of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage is a highway, integrating bridges, islands, tunnels and underwater interconnection, with a total length of about 24 kilometers, and the traffic conditions and environment are more complex. In order to ensure the safety of traffic, with the consent of relevant departments of transportation and public security, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor implements a full-time ban on dangerous goods transport vehicles; During the trial operation of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, temporary traffic control measures will be taken to prohibit the passage of four or more types of trucks (including all large transport vehicles) at all times. When traveling, please strictly abide by traffic laws and regulations, plan the driving route in advance, drive safely and civilly, especially through long downhill and tunnel sections, pay attention to controlling the speed and keeping a safe distance, so as to make the journey safer and smoother.

Written by: New Express reporter Xu Lifu, Wang Tong, Liang Xian'an, correspondent, Guangdong Jiaozong, Guangdong Jiaojixuan