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Siemens technology increases safety and enhances traffic flow
A five-kilometer freeway tunnel is to be constructed to link Hong Kong to the new Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai border crossing with mainland China. Siemens is to supply all of the traffic control and monitoring systems for the twin-bore Liantang tunnel, which will have an overall length of approximately five kilometers. The tunnel forms part of a four-lane freeway link, extending to around eleven kilometers in total, intended to provide a new strategic direct connection for cross-border freight and passenger vehicle traffic between the Northeast New Territories and the Eastern part of Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. The project will become the longest road tunnel in Hong Kong on completion in 2022.
Link between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland
Siemens technology increases safety and enhances traffic flow
A five-kilometer freeway tunnel is to be constructed to link Hong Kong to the new Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai border crossing with mainland China. Siemens is to supply all of the traffic control and monitoring systems for the twin-bore Liantang tunnel, which will have an overall length of approximately five kilometers. The tunnel forms part of a four-lane freeway link, extending to around eleven kilometers in total, intended to provide a new strategic direct connection for cross-border freight and passenger vehicle traffic between the Northeast New Territories and the Eastern part of Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. The project will become the longest road tunnel in Hong Kong on completion in 2022.
Siemens is to supply the complete solution, including hardware and software plus numerous subsystems to facilitate a safe and efficient flow of traffic in the tunnel. The centerpiece will be the International Tunnel Control Center (ITCC), which will use Simatic WinCC open architecture for the operations control system. The ITCC will draw on real-time data to assess conditions in the tunnel and decide on actions to optimize traffic flow taking account of all pertinent safety aspects. Automated incident and congestion detection, emergency management for accidents, tunnel closure and contraflow management are just some of the main functions provided by the ITCC.
The Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen intends to create six separate links with the Hong Kong special administrative region to improve transport integration between the two. The six link projects planned (the Liantang road link, the Longhua railroad link, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong passenger rail link in Fujian, Dachan Gulf Harbor, the Nan'an tourist link and a sub-sea tunnel connecting the airports of Shenzhen and Hong Kong) will connect Shenzhen and Hong Kong by road, rail and sea.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.