Toll collections are imminent on the Honghe Bridge for vehicles with fewer than nine seats to be charged 5.79 yuan (91 cents) to cross between Xiangzhou's Nanwan Urban Area and Jinwan's Aviation New Town. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) device holders will continue to cross toll-free next year.

Standard tolls on the Hezhou-Gaolan Port Expressway were approved Dec 28 by the Guangdong Department of Transportation, pending acceptance of the Honghe Bridge, new expressway, and ancillary facilities (including toll network testing). 

The Honghe Bridge [Photo by Li Jianshu / Zhuhai Media Group]

Drivers will pay 0.45 yuan (7 cents) per kilometer on the four-lane expressway between the Hezhou North and South interchanges. Those on the six-lane expressway between Hezhou South and Gaolan Port interchanges pay 0.6 yuan (9 cents) for every kilometer.

Motorist should note the above-mentioned ETC toll-free policy does not apply to the Hezhou-Gaolan Port Expressway. Vehicles with fewer than nine seats also must pay 1.27 yuan (20 cents) to access East Jinwan Toll Station on Jinwan Road from Hongwan Interchange via the Honghe Bridge. An additional minimum toll of 0.09 yuan (1 cent) will be charged for vehicles choosing different ramps.

The 9.65-km (6-mile) Honghe Bridge is a six-lane expressway with no traffic lights and a maximum speed limit of 100 kmph (62 mph). Travel between Nanwan Urban Area to Aviation New Town is cut to under 30 minutes.