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Cross-Harbour Tunnel was completely suspended during protest in November 2019. The Hong Kong government used the operator model "Build Operate Transfer", or "BOT", for the implementation of the tunnel project; Financing and construction was the responsibility of a private enterprise, which was granted a concession to operate and collect tolls for 30 years.
The 10.8 km long tunnel is part of a 140-kilometer (87 mi)-long high-speed line from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is designed for speeds of up to 350 km/h (usually 250 km/h in operation) - the fastest underwater tunnel in the world. [2] as well as being China's longest underwater tunnel. [3]
Rail tunnel for Bay Area Rapid Transit. Connects Oakland to San Francisco. It is the longest underwater tunnel in North America: 5.8 km: 41 m: 1965–1969 Cross-Harbour Tunnel: Hong Kong: A busy road tunnel in Hong Kong: 1.86 km: 1969–1972 Elbe Tunnel (1975) Hamburg, Germany: 8-lane road tunnel crossing the Elbe River in Hamburg: 3.3 km: 1968 ...
Protesters set fire to toll booths of Hong Kong’s Cross-Harbour Tunnel on the evening of November 14 and early morning of November 15.This footage shows flames blazing from booths on the Kowloon ...
Lung Shan Tunnel: 2019 4.8 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 16,728 N/A Cheung Shan Tunnel: 2019 0.9 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 4688 N/A Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link: 2020 5.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited
The Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok TBM otherwise known as Qin Liangyu or more formally, the Mixshield S-880 was the world's largest tunnel boring machine launched in June 2015 by Herrenknecht in Germany. [1] [2] The TBM was used to drill a 5 km tunnel connecting Tuen Mun to the Hong Kong International Airport, part of the Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link ...
Hong Kong Cyclothon is another sport event sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties and supported by Hong Kong Tourism Board. This event launched on 2015. Western Harbour Tunnel southbound tube was one of the routes in the game. After the game in 2015, the event arranged the route.
Currently the longest immersed tube tunnel is the 6.7-kilometre-long (4.2 mi) tunnel portion of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, completed in 2018. [8] [9] The HZMB tunnel is set at a depth of 30 metres (98 ft) below sea level. [10]