CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "On 24 October 2018 the HZMB was opened to the public after its inauguration a day earlier."
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- Oct 24, 201890% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Opens as the World's Longest Sea Crossing
The 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge opened to traffic on 24 October 2018, linking the three Pearl River Delta cities with cable-stayed bridges, artificial islands and an undersea tunnel.
- The 55 km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge-tunnel system, with three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel and four artificial islands, is called the longest sea crossing and open-sea fixed link[2]
- Xi Jinping inaugurated it on 23 October 2018 and it opened to the public on 24 October 2018[2][3]
- Construction began on 15 December 2009 (Hong Kong section December 2011 after a legal challenge) and was originally due to open in late 2016; it was completed 6 February 2018 and 19 workers died during construction[2][3]
- The Main Bridge is 29.6 km including a 6.7 km immersed tunnel; the Hong Kong Link Road is 12 km and the Zhuhai Link Road 13.4 km[2]
- Cost is given as CNY 127 billion (US$18.8 billion) by Wikipedia and about $20.2bn by Al Jazeera[2][3]
- It cuts driving time from Hong Kong airport to Zhuhai from four hours to 45 minutes and is pitched as a Greater Bay Area link, while critics called it a political gesture and cite declining Chinese White Dolphin numbers[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=dStITCgn73wyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 24, 2018 ✓· 50% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "On 24 October 2018 the HZMB was opened to the public after its inauguration a day earlier."
- [2]80%Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 50% of score
- [3]82%China's president opens long-delayed southern sea bridge - Al Jazeeraaljazeera.com· Published Oct 24, 2018· 0% of score
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