China building incredible tunnel bridge across Pearl River | This is China

China is pushing boundaries in bridge-building. Construction started in 2016 on its latest groundbreaking venture: the Shenzhen-Zhongshan bridge and tunnel at the mouth of the Pearl River in Southern China. RT Documentary meets the engineers who are laying the tunnel on the seabed and a local who demonstrates how much travel time he’ll save. 00:00 Intro 03:35 – Chinese traffic jams 04:36 – China is building a new Shenzehen–Zhongshan bridge 05:27 – How much will it cost? 08:33 – Risks below the water 09:47 – China’s biggest underwater tunnel 19:17 – Cutting edge bridge building technology 23:20 – Why is China’s new bridge unique? RT Documentary offers you in-depth documentary films on topics that will leave no one indifferent. It’s not just front-page stories and global events, but issues that extend beyond the headlines. Social and environmental issues, shocking traditions, intriguing personalities, history, sports and so much more – we have documentaries to suit every tas