Bay Area cross-sea passage to begin trial operation

The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a cross-sea passage integrating bridges, islands, tunnels and underwater interchanges in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, will begin trial operations on Sunday, transport authorities said.

After the passage is opened, the journey from Shenzhen, in the eastern of the Pearl River estuary, to Zhongshan, in the western part, will be reduced from two hours to just 30 minutes.

"Various mechanical, electrical, communication and other equipment and facilities of the passage have completed testing, and the road management personnel, engineering maintenance teams and road network information center teams are all in place for the trial operation," Zhang Changliang, deputy director of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link Management Center, said at a news conference in Zhongshan on Thursday.