The construction of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will be started in December this year and it is expected to open to traffic in 2015, which will bring significant influence on city construction of Zhongshan.

The Influence Research of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on City Construction of Zhongshan was released on Nov. 2nd after 8 months’ efforts, including introduction of the bridge, the regional effects caused by the bridge, the influence on area location and space structure of Zhongshan, as well as the development strategies for interrelated nodes, roads and sections in Zhongshan.

The research mentions that the overall principle for future development of Zhongshan is to change from edge to junction, from isolated point to transfer station. With the speedy construction of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage, Zhongshan will become the nodes and its location will be greatly changed and upgraded; with further joints of highways and railways to Guangzhou and Zhuhai, Zhongshan will be unified with Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Foshan, Macau and Jiangmen. The construction of the bridge will help Zhongshan improve the intercity transportation, enhance the industrial transformation and upgrading, promote the city image as well as establish and integrate Zhuhai-Zhongshan-Jiangmen economic circle to increase the competitiveness of Zhongshan. At the same time, southern part of Zhongshan will also enjoy the direct benefits and investment opportunities as a major vertical thoroughfare will connect this area after the completion of the bridge.

A high-speed land route in the Pearl River Delta will be formed with the completion of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, and the west part of PRD will form a living circle within 3-hour transportation with Hong Kong as the center. What’s more, with the completion of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage, Guangzhou-Zhuhai light railway and Taiyuan-Macau Expressway, Zhongshan will become an important transportation and logistics center in the west part of PRD.