WORLD'S LONGEST Sea Bridge Stretches 55KM Across the Ocean!
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '6.240', 'text': 'hello welcome to civil engineering edge\xa0\nToday we will talk about an amazing bride'}, {'start': '6.240', 'end': '14.960', 'text': 'to you all This is the longest ocean crossing\xa0\nthe world 55 km of pure engineering brilliance'}, {'start': '14.960', 'end': '22.560', 'text': 'Connecting Hong Kong Macau and Juhai This mega\xa0\nproject costs over $15 billion took 8 years to'}, {'start': '22.560', 'end': '28.960', 'text': "build and stands as China's engineering\xa0\nmarvel The bridge is not just a bridge"}, {'start': '28.960', 'end': '34.240', 'text': "It's three cablestate bridges two artificial\xa0\nislands and one of the longest undersea"}, {'start': '34.240', 'end': '39.520', 'text': 'tunnels in the world Built to handle over\xa0\n4,000 ships crossing the Pearl River Delta'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '59.840', 'text': 'daily The tunnel dives 6.7 km under the\xa0\nsea so vessels can pass safely overhead'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '68.240', 'text': 'Before this bridge traveling between Hong\xa0\nKong and Juhai took 4.5 hours now just 45'}, {'start': '68.240', 'end': '76.800', 'text': 'minutes Construction started in 2009 on\xa0\nthe Chinese section 29.6 km of causeways'}, {'start': '76.800', 'end': '84.960', 'text': 'and bridges The Hong Kong side with its\xa0\nown 12 km length followed in 2011 in'}, {'start': '84.960', 'end': '107.120', 'text': 'total The bridge consumed 420,000 tons\xa0\nof steel and 30,000 cub m of concrete'}, {'start': '107.120', 'end': '115.120', 'text': 'environmental concerns especially about\xa0\ndolphins pushed back completion to 2017'}, {'start': '115.120', 'end': '120.640', 'text': 'There were also safety concerns and even\xa0\na scandal involving falsified concrete'}, {'start': '120.640', 'end': '126.800', 'text': 'test results But after rigorous checks\xa0\nengineers confirmed it safe Designed to'}, {'start': '126.800', 'end': '133.680', 'text': "survive magnitude 8 earthquakes super typhoons\xa0\nand even massive cargo ship collisions What's"}, {'start': '133.680', 'end': '154.240', 'text': 'more traffic switches sides midbridge to\xa0\nadjust between mainland China and Hong'}, {'start': '154.240', 'end': '161.360', 'text': "Kong's driving systems Smart right Despite\xa0\ndelays and controversy the Hong Kong Joe"}, {'start': '161.360', 'end': '166.960', 'text': 'Macau Bridge now stands as a symbol of\xa0\nunity progress and sheer engineering'}, {'start': '166.960', 'end': '173.280', 'text': 'power in southern China Fascinated by\xa0\nmega projects like this Please hit like'}, {'start': '173.280', 'end': '178.640', 'text': 'share subscribe to Civil Engineering Edge\xa0\nand stay till our next engineering story'}]