Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge receives over 14 mln passengers one year after opening

Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-23 14:18:46|Editor: huaxia
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Vehicles run on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Oct. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

The number of passengers and vehicles had grown substantially since it opened to traffic in October 2018, according to the bridge's border control.

GUANGZHOU, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has seen over 14 million passengers as well as 1.5 million vehicles as of Wednesday, which marks the one year anniversary of the opening of the world's longest cross-sea bridge.

He Feng from the bridge's border control said the number of passengers and vehicles had grown substantially since it opened to traffic in October 2018.

He said the average daily traffic reached 80,000 during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, with a record high set on Feb. 7 with 113,000 passengers.

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