Bosch ensures safe operation on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Video surveillance solutions, Intrusion alarms and Bosch public address and voice evacuation systems guarantee safety on the artificial islands that have been created on this bridge 55 kilometers that have just been inaugurated.

Opened last October, The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is a civil engineering project consisting of a series of bridges and tunnels of 55 kilometers connecting the three major cities of the Pearl River Delta and administrative regions of China.

This project has taken eight years to complete and has been used 400.000 tons of steel. It includes underwater tunnels and two artificial islands that serve as customs ports. Ensuring the safety of these two islands, where drivers must present special permits to use the new bridge and pass customs controls, It was a priority from the beginning..

Bosch Awarded the contract to provide the artificial islands with video surveillance solutions, intrusion alarms, as well as public address and voice evacuation systems. Its partner Shanghai SAGA Electronic Technology has been responsible for carrying out this project in which they have been installed 260 Amplifiers, which are managed through the Praesideo digital public address system and emergency sound.

The installation incorporates 15 Different speaker models, ceiling and wall mounted, and line array to match the modern interior of the facility. In addition, Bosch was able to match Macau's local standards with customized solutions with a British power cord, Programmed with graphical interfaces in traditional Chinese letters.

Bosch has also endowed the island with more than 2000 Flexidome Series HD cameras, Dinion and Autodome. Supervised from a security control center, located on the Hong Kong Island side, These cameras provide surveillance 24/7 of the travel inspection building, the Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs.

Praesideo systems, installed on both islands, Allow security personnel to broadcast live voice messages through security call points, while various sets of intrusion alarm systems protect personnel and property.

“Added Praesidio support smart call station, which is generally used for airport projects, to ensure that personnel can directly perform station-wide voice transmissions during operation, What makes security management more convenient”, Wang Yiping said, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai SAGA Electronic Technology.

Now that it is fully operational, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge already considered a key asset in the Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area), also known as China's Silicon Valley. Bridge reduces travel time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong from four hours to just four hours 30 Minutes. It also creates a new gateway for travelers between vital transportation hubs such as Shenzhen and Hong Kong airports., while integrated safety solutions from Bosch ensure safe passage.

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