Abstract
In 1982, the rapid growth and high demand of cross-border traffic prompted an agreement between the Hong Kong government and the Guangdong government for an improvement of connections in the Pearl River Delta by opening up new road links. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is such an ongoing construction project which consists of a series of bridges and tunnels crossing the Lingdingyang channel connecting Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai, three major cities in the Pearl River Delta. The proposed budget of the 50 km link was US$10.6 billion (HK$83 billion). With its length, it would become one of the landmarks within the area. Advocates suggest that by slashing travel times between the eastern and western banks of the Pearl River Delta, parts of less-developed southern China will gain improved access to global markets through Hong Kong. In addition, it is said that Hong Kong will benefit from this project in the long term, through the enhanced flow of labor and goods between China and the rest of the world. The construction of the proposed bridge can lead to a deeper economic integration between Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region (PRD) in addition to perfecting the regional transport network and logistic connections. To date, more than half of the main construction task has been completed, but there are still numerous technical difficulties need to break through in the future.
In this lecture, the speaker will introduce the background, design philosophy, the impact on the region economy and social life, sustainability consideration of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The construction strategy and technique as well as special consideration on the durability improvement of the bridge will also be introduced.
About the speaker
Prof Quanke Su received his BS from Baoji Normal College in 1982 and MS from Chang’an University in 1987. Prof Su served as the Deputy Director of the Guangdong Quality Supervision Station for Highway Projects and the Chief Engineer of the Bridge Study Office of the Guangdong Transportation Research Institute. In 2004, he was appointed the Chief Engineer for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority who was in charge of the technology management and scientific studies of the project.
Prof Su and his group received numerous of awards including the First-class Scientific and Technological Progress Award by the Department of Communications of Shaanxi Province; the Golden Award of the Chinese National Construction Projects; the Zhan Tianyou Award for Civil Engineering Projects; and the First Award of Chinese National Engineering Consulting Achievements. He was also elected as the first member of the construction and supervision expert pool for highway projects by the Chinese Ministry of Transport since 1998 and the council member of the Civil Engineering and Architectural Society of Guangdong Province from 2002. He has also been a guest Professor at Southeast University since 2012.
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