At three o'clock in the afternoon of June 30, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor will be officially opened, which is a "super project" across the Lingding Ocean, which will usher in a historic leap in the industrial integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage integrates bridges, islands, tunnels and underwater interchanges, with a total length of about 24 kilometers, 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.
In 2010, Guangdong Provincial Communications Group formally established the Preliminary Work Office for the construction of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Project. On December 21, 2015, the construction of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. From the end of 2015 to March 2016, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor launched an international competition for scheme design. On December 28, 2016, a mobilization meeting for the commencement of the West Artificial Island Pilot Project was held, and the construction of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Project officially started. After seven years of preparation, seven years of construction, and more than 15,000 builders, on June 30, 2024, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor was completed and opened to traffic.
As one of the most difficult cross-sea cluster projects in the world, a benchmark project for the development of new quality productivity in the transportation industry, and an important landmark project for the mainland to move from a transportation country to a transportation power, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor has achieved a number of innovations and breakthroughs with the goal of "building a world-class sustainable cross-sea channel and creating a century-old gateway project in the Greater Bay Area", and has contributed to the world's cross-sea channel project.
How to go to the route of the Shenzhong Passage?
The Wanqingsha branch line was opened to traffic within the year
Nansha to Shenzhen is shortened to 20 minutes
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 2 hours to 30 minutes.
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Super Project Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor. Xinhua Net Development (Photo courtesy of Guangdong Communications Group)
What vehicles can't pass?
Hazardous chemical vehicles, four types of trucks and above
It is forbidden to travel in the deep middle passage
The whole line of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor 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 relatively complex.
In order to ensure the safety of vehicles and drivers and passengers in the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, the traffic police departments of Shenzhen and Zhongshan have issued a notice that the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor will implement full-time prohibition measures for dangerous goods transport vehicles; At the same time, with the consent of the relevant departments of transportation and public security, 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 (according to the "Classification of Toll Road Vehicle Toll Models" (JT/T 489-2019) standard: the total number of axles (including suspended axles) is 4 axles and above, including all large transport vehicles).
Shenzhong Passage Shenzhong Bridge. Xinhua Net Development (Photo courtesy of Guangdong Communications Group)
During the trial operation, the relevant units will regularly organize an assessment of the temporary traffic control measures for the prohibition of four or more types of trucks, and adjust the relevant control measures in a timely manner according to the assessment.
The relevant signs and signs have been set up in the surrounding sections of the Shenzhong Corridor, and reminders and warnings have been made through variable information boards at the far end; Prompt information is published on Baidu, AutoNavi, Tencent and other maps to guide drivers and passengers to choose detour routes in time.
How much does it cost?
The vehicle toll standard was officially released
Discounts are available for ETC vehicles
The vehicle toll standard of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor has been released, and the toll standard for the whole line is 66 yuan/standard train.
Ma Ershun, deputy director of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Management Center, introduced that according to the Provincial Department of Transportation, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and the Provincial Department of Finance, the "Reply to the Vehicle Toll Standards of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Cross-River Passage", with the consent of the Provincial People's Government, the vehicle toll standard for the whole line of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor is 66 yuan/standard train.
Among them, the charging standard from the east artificial island (starting point) to the west artificial island is 37 yuan/standard train, the charging standard from the west artificial island to Wanqingsha hub is 23 yuan/standard train, and the charging standard from Wanqingsha hub to Hengmen interchange (end point) is 6 yuan/standard train; The charging coefficients of 1 to 4 types of passenger cars are 1, 1.5, 2, 3, wherein 3 types of passenger cars, 4 types of passenger cars are charged by 60% of the aforementioned coefficients; The charging coefficients of 1 to 6 types of trucks are 1, 2.1, 3.16, 3.75, 3.86 and 4.09 respectively, and the charging standards for special operation vehicles are implemented with reference to trucks.
After the opening of traffic, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor will also strictly implement a series of preferential policies and measures issued by the state and provinces, including the exemption of tolls for small passenger cars with 7 seats and below on major holidays, the free "green channel" for the transportation of fresh agricultural products, and the 95% discount on ETC vehicle tolls.
What is the current state of readiness?
Robots are deployed in the tunnel for inspection
All preparations are in place
Zhang Changliang, deputy director of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Management Center, revealed that the project preparations are all ready and waiting for operation.
The equipment and facilities of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor have been debugged, and the road officers, engineering maintenance teams, and road network information center teams have been put in place, including the inspection robots.
The Shenzhong Corridor is equipped with 8 groups of resident road administration personnel and 20 groups of response road administration personnel to assist and cooperate with traffic police personnel and other rescue units, and will quickly deal with emergencies in the event of an emergency. Fire extinguishers and other fire extinguishing facilities are laid on the outside of the bridge and tunnel, and 14 inspection robots are deployed to carry out daily inspections of the tunnel traffic environment and mechanical and electrical equipment.
The comprehensive construction of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor is very difficult, and the operation and management also faces a series of public safety management and control problems. On June 13 this year, the project simulated the characteristics of the fire accident in the full-load traffic tunnel of the Shenzhong Corridor and built a real-life drill environment, highlighting the multi-dimensional joint rescue operations of sea, land and air, and carrying out comprehensive drills around early disposal, accident reconnaissance, joint command, coordinated rescue, comprehensive support, etc., and achieved good drill results.
At present, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor has completed the construction of the emergency response plan system during the operation period, in addition, the whole line is equipped with a video surveillance system, an event detection system, a fire monitoring facility, automatic fire extinguishing facilities in the tunnel, and the surrounding fire rescue, public security traffic police, medical, emergency and other units to complete the emergency response at the first time of the emergency, to ensure the safety of vehicle traffic.
It is understood that the Shenzhong Passage has also adopted a number of high-tech equipment to ensure the safety of the tunnel: for example, an image-based flame detector is set up, which can detect the fire at the first time, report it to the platform, and start the sound and light alarm at the same time. Set up the whole line of fixed camera video event detection, so that the over-temperature vehicle before entering the tunnel detection and guidance, after entering the tunnel real-time tracking, the situation can be responded to in the first time. Through meteorological detectors and meteorological radars, deep and medium-range meteorological monitoring is carried out, data from the Meteorological Bureau are integrated, meteorological disasters are predicted, and meteorological problems affecting traffic on bridge sections and island surfaces are found in advance, and early warnings are notified in time.
Guangdong Provincial Communications Group reminds that car owners should strictly abide by traffic laws and regulations when traveling, plan driving routes in advance, and drive safely and civilly, especially through long downhill and tunnel sections, pay attention to controlling vehicle speed and keeping a safe distance to ensure traffic safety.
The steel dragon Tengwan area, Changhong lying wave frame thoroughfare. After seven years of construction, the world-class cross-sea cluster project Shenzhong Corridor will soon be opened to traffic, creating a new pattern of transportation development in the Bay Area! As a major national project, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor has set a number of world records.
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