According to a report by the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong, the much-anticipated bridge connecting Hong Kong with Macau will be officially inaugurated during an opening ceremony next Tuesday, October 23. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge crosses the Pearl River Delta and will provide the first direct-line road link between Hong Kong International Airport and Macau.

The opening ceremony is scheduled to be held in Zhuhai, according to the South China Morning Post. In addition to local officials and personalities, China’s President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the event.

The bridge is 34 miles long and is reportedly the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. It has been billed as a significant time-saver, cutting drastically the travel time needed between the three cities. The bridge will allegedly allow a trip between the cities to take less than an hour.

Governments of each of the cities conducted trials of the new infrastructure last month that lasted three days. The trials were organized to test road links and cross-boundary facilities.