With an investment of 126.9 billion yuan, the average daily traffic volume of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge in the first half of the year can only reach more than 6900 vehicles, while the Nansha Bridge, which also serves as a channel connecting the two sides of the the Pearl River Estuary, can reach 120000 vehicles in the second half of the year

With an investment of 126.9 billion yuan, the average daily traffic volume of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge in the first half of the year can only reach more than 6900 vehicles, while the Nansha Bridge, which also serves as a channel connecting the two sides of the the Pearl River Estuary, can reach 120000 vehicles in the second half of the year.

Why is the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, which took 9 years and cost hundreds of billions, "unmanned"? When will the cost of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, which costs over 2 billion yuan per kilometer, be repaid?

Why is the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge "unmanned"

The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has a total length of 55 kilometers and a designed service life of 120 years. It connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau. In the past, it took at least 4 hours to rotate around the three places, but now it only takes 30 minutes.

Since commuting time has been greatly reduced, why is there still a situation of "no one passing"?

That is mainly because the three regions of Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao belong to different political and legal systems, resulting in complex and strict traffic restrictions for users of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge.

Firstly, there are restrictions on peopleIn order to prevent the influx of too many people from causing a burden on the development of the Hong Kong and Macao region, local restrictions have been imposed on the number of visitors. Therefore, even if Hong Kong and Macao belong to Chinese territory, mainland residents must apply for a Hong Kong and Macao pass before traveling to the region.

Secondly, there are restrictions on vehiclesFor cross-border private cars, they must hang two license plates or obtain permission from government departments in Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao before passing through the Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao Bridge.

In mainland China, applying for a Hong Kong and Macao license plate requires two conditions: firstly, the company must be a state-owned enterprise, collective enterprise, private enterprise, or private enterprise registered in Guangdong Province, and secondly, the cumulative tax payment within three years must be more than 1 million yuan. This alone has already excluded many people.

Finally, compared to other modes of transportation, traveling from the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge to the Hong Kong Macao region is not as cost-effective. For example, it costs 215 yuan and takes 1 hour by high-speed rail to directly reach Hong Kong West Kowloon Station from Guangzhou South Station.

In addition, there are subways, trains, ships, direct buses, etc. When driving from the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge to the Hong Kong Macao region, car owners not only pay 150 yuan for the bridge and 55 yuan for fuel, but also sometimes have to bear parking fees.

According to regulations released by the Macau SAR government, the daily fee for the East Parking Lot of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge Border Inspection Building can reach up to 325 yuan, which far exceeds the cost of taking the high-speed rail. Moreover, inbound and outbound vehicles must apply for registration with customs. If the application materials are complete, it takes at least 7 working days to issue the permit.

Therefore, compared to other modes of transportation, it is more cost-effective and efficient, and can meet everyone's travel needs to the maximum extent, which has led to the current situation of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge being "unmanned".

Why should we build the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge

Since that's the case, when can the cost of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge be recovered? If calculated based on the highest record of 14000 vehicles since the opening of the bridge, a fee of 150 yuan per vehicle is charged, the annual toll of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge is 766.5 million yuan, and the design life of the bridge is 120 years. Even if calculated based on the current highest traffic volume, the bridge still cannot recover its costs.

Since that's the case, why do we still need to build this bridge? Because its value is not only reflected in economic benefits, but also in long-term significance and benefits.

Although 80% of Guangdong's total GDP is concentrated in the Pearl River Delta region, there is also a serious problem of uneven development within the Pearl River Delta. Although Shenzhen and Zhuhai are both special economic zones, Zhuhai's GDP is less than one eighth of that of Shenzhen.

The opening of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has greatly shortened the time and distance between Hong Kong and Zhuhai, and will attract more people from Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other cities on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary to Zhuhai and learn about Zhuhai. In this way, it will not only promote the development of Zhuhai's tourism industry, but also effectively attract Hong Kong funds to invest in Zhuhai and even cities on the west bank of the the Pearl River, thus promoting the coordinated development of the regional economy of the Pearl River Delta.

For Hong Kong and Macau, it is possible to transfer industries to inland regions, allowing more resources in the mainland to be fully utilized, and solving the problem of energy shortage in the two regions.

The most important thing is to enhance the sense of belonging of Hong Kong and Macao to the motherland and further strengthen the comprehensive implementation of "one country, two systems" as exchanges between Hong Kong and Macao and the mainland become increasingly frequent.

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