Artificial island between Macau, HK to be used as tourism site in trial

An artificial island on China's Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a super cross-sea project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, is set to begin a month-long trial operation as a cultural and tourism site on Oct 25, according to the operator of the project.

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The formal opening of the western artificial island is scheduled for December, according to Guangdong Transportation Group.

The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, which is a cross-sea cluster project that integrates bridges, islands, tunnels and underwater interchanges, spans approximately 24km, making it one of the most challenging projects of its kind in terms of comprehensive construction difficulty.

After seven years of planning and seven more years of construction, involving more than 15,000 construction workers, the project was completed and opened to traffic on June 30, 2024.

Over the past year, an increased number of vehicles have traversed the bridge, submerging into the tunnel from the western island and emerging back onto the bridge from the tunnel.

As a crucial hub for the bridge-tunnel transition of the link, the western artificial island, covering an area of approximately 137,000 sq m, serves functions related to traffic management, emergency rescue and science education.