The new “Macau Bridge”, the SAR’s fourth bridge located adjacent to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), was officially opened to public vehicles yesterday, coinciding with the National Day.
Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pointed out at the bridge’s inauguration ceremony in Pac On yesterday morning “the new link is an important piece of transportation infrastructure”, underlining that not only it will enhance the city’s overall transportation capability, it will also create more convenient travel conditions for both residents and visitors.
He added that the bridge would further support Macau’s efforts in becoming a world centre of tourism and leisure, while also improving the well-being of the people in town as well as promoting the city’s appropriate economic diversification.
Construction of the Macau Bridge began in March 2020. Its main structure runs from Macau, on the eastern side of New Urban Area A, across the Outer Harbour channel towards the Macau Channel, landing on Taipa side at the New Urban Area E1 – with a link on the Macau side to the artificial island serving the HZMB.
In addition, the infrastructure features a viaduct for connection to the future Taipa Grand Hill Tunnel.
The main bridge has a total length of approximately 3.1 kilometres, with the water-spanning section being around 2.9 kilometres long and featuring two spans each of 280 metres across the ship navigation channels.
The main bridge is designed for eight lanes of vehicle traffic – four lanes in each direction. Of those eight lanes, two lanes in the middle are dedicated to motorcycles.
Following yesterday’s inauguration ceremony, Ho and some official guests rode in vehicles across the bridge from Taipa side to the New Urban Area A on the Macau side.
Meanwhile, around 21,000 Macau ID card holders joined a fun walk across the Macau Bridge organised by the city’s Sports Bureau (ID) on 29 September.
Source and Photos: Government Information Bureau (GCS)
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