China Expressways, Highways: News & Discussions

[TaiShang]

Bridge of Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway under construction
(China Daily) 09:47, November 19, 2016


Aerial photo taken on Nov 18, 2016 shows pier concrete pouring at the construction site of Guanting Reservoir Bridge of Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway. The construction of main project of the bridge is scheduled to be finished in 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

[AndrewJin]

Bridge of Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway under construction
(China Daily) 09:47, November 19, 2016


Aerial photo taken on Nov 18, 2016 shows pier concrete pouring at the construction site of Guanting Reservoir Bridge of Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway. The construction of main project of the bridge is scheduled to be finished in 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

That's quite speedy.

 

[JSCh]

Engineering feat Yachihe Bridge achieves milestone
2016-11-19 18:20:38 CRIENGLISH.com

[Source: CCTV]​

The closure of steel truss arch of Yachihe Bridge on the high-speed railway linking Guiyang and Qianxi in southwest China's Guizhou province has been completed on Saturday.

The Yachihe Bridge, the steel truss girder cable stayed bridge with the main span of 436 meters, is a key section of the Chengdu-Guiyang high-speed rail.

It is said to be the first high-speed rail steel-concrete composite arch bridge in the world, a true engineering feat.

The rail line is expected to open to traffic in 2019, shortening the travel between the two cities from nearly 20 hours to around 2 hours.

The closure of steel truss arch of Yachihe Bridge [Photo: CCTV]
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[AndrewJin]

Engineering feat Yachihe Bridge achieves milestone
2016-11-19 18:20:38 CRIENGLISH.com

[Source: CCTV]​

The closure of steel truss arch of Yachihe Bridge on the high-speed railway linking Guiyang and Qianxi in southwest China's Guizhou province has been completed on Saturday.

The Yachihe Bridge, the steel truss girder cable stayed bridge with the main span of 436 meters, is a key section of the Chengdu-Guiyang high-speed rail.

It is said to be the first high-speed rail steel-concrete composite arch bridge in the world, a true engineering feat.

The rail line is expected to open to traffic in 2019, shortening the travel between the two cities from nearly 20 hours to around 2 hours.

The closure of steel truss arch of Yachihe Bridge [Photo: CCTV]
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HSR construction in Guizhou Province has finally really started!

 

[AndrewJin]

Fuma Yangtze River Bridge(重庆万州驸马长江大桥), 2,030-m-long and has 1,050-m span length, is the longest suspension bridge in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, joined up today.

 

[AndrewJin]

Under Construction!
Aerial view of Ya'an to Kangding expressway C12 section

Ya'an to Kangding expressway (first part of Sichuan to Tibet expressway) is the most difficult expressway ever built in the world, with 1100m span,280m high Daduhe bridge Luding and 13.7km long New Erlangshan tunnel. This expressway has more than 83% percent bridges and tunnels. Located in the earthquake zone where landslide is everywhere,Yakang expressway will climb from 700m to more than 2500m within 140km.

This expressway will be one section of G4218.
G4218 will be the craziest expressway in the world!
China will needs at least 20 years to build the whole route.

G4218 National Expressway
Start: Ya'an, Sichuan Province
End: Yecheng, Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Sichuan-Tibet-Xinjiang

http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Daduhe_Bridge_Luding

@long_ @Jlaw @Echo_419 @Godman @Kaptaan @Lure @Götterdämmerung @Three_Kingdoms @Huan

13.7 km long Erlangshan Expressway Tunnel

 

[AndrewJin]

Crazy expressway....
83% of the length is tunnels or bridges.
Many sections have to be rebuilt at a different location due to landslide or flood.....
Hope everyone could be safe...

@T-Rex @Gibbs @Zain Malik @war&peace @Arsalan

 

[艹艹艹]

Under Construction!
Aerial view of Ya'an to Kangding expressway C12 section

Ya'an to Kangding expressway (first part of Sichuan to Tibet expressway) is the most difficult expressway ever built in the world, with 1100m span,280m high Daduhe bridge Luding and 13.7km long New Erlangshan tunnel. This expressway has more than 83% percent bridges and tunnels. Located in the earthquake zone where landslide is everywhere,Yakang expressway will climb from 700m to more than 2500m within 140km.

This expressway will be one section of G4218.
G4218 will be the craziest expressway in the world!

G4218 National Expressway
Start: Ya'an, Sichuan Province
End: Yecheng, Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Sichuan-Tibet-Xinjiang
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http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Daduhe_Bridge_Luding

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@long_ @Jlaw @Echo_419 @Godman @Kaptaan @Lure @Götterdämmerung @Three_Kingdoms @Huan

great，在这个方向上还有一条 铁路在施工中

 

[AndrewJin]

great，在这个方向上还有一条 铁路在施工中

Yep, a railway....
I dunno how those engineers can do that....
I've traveled there for many times, I thought building an expressway or a railway there was Impossible!
Landslide is simply too frequent.
Perilous nature!

 

[AndrewJin]

Driving in China's poorest province
On Shanghai-Kunming Expressway to Kaili City, Guizhou Province

 

[JSCh]

42 mln people in north, central China drink "southern water"
(Xinhua) 15:19, November 26, 2016

Photo taken on May 19, 2015 shows one part of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project in Xingyang City, central China's Henan Province.[Photo: Xinhua]

About 6 billion cubic meters of water has been transferred to central and northern China as of Friday via the south-to-north water diversion project, benefiting 42 million people, officials said Friday.

According to the project's construction commission office in Beijing, tap water quality in northern municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, Hebei Province and the central province of Henan has been improving since late 2014 when water diversion began.

Eighteen large and medium-sized cities have benefited from the project. Over 70 percent of tap water supplied to downtown Beijing is "southern water," covering more than 11 million residents.

So far, more than 200 million cubic meters of "southern water" have been stored in four reservoirs in the capital.

Every year, the middle route of China's south-to-north water diversion project carries water through canals and pipes from the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province to the provinces of Henan and Hebei, as well as Beijing and Tianjin.

The water transfer project was conceived by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1952. The State Council approved the ambitious project in December 2002 after nearly half a century of debate.

 

[TaiShang]

Stunning mountaintop airport looks like an aircraft carrier in S. China
By Joanna Law (People's Daily Online) November 29, 2016

A stunning airport surrounded by 65 mountain tops is built on top of a mountain in Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang Province, with its runway so narrow that it looks like a floating aircraft carrier.

Built 677 meters above sea level, the airport can only allow three passenger flights to transit within an hour. And it is reported that the runway, extending 2.2km, is one of the narrowest in the world. Dozens of hilltops were levelled to clear way for the Rmb850-million (around 123 million USD) airport.

The airport will be a transit stop on the sole air route between Chongqing and Haikou in Hainan province. It might also add a flight from Guangzhou in the future, local media reported.

 

[AndrewJin]

Stunning mountaintop airport looks like an aircraft carrier in S. China
By Joanna Law (People's Daily Online) November 29, 2016

A stunning airport surrounded by 65 mountain tops is built on top of a mountain in Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang Province, with its runway so narrow that it looks like a floating aircraft carrier.

Built 677 meters above sea level, the airport can only allow three passenger flights to transit within an hour. And it is reported that the runway, extending 2.2km, is one of the narrowest in the world. Dozens of hilltops were levelled to clear way for the Rmb850-million (around 123 million USD) airport.

The airport will be a transit stop on the sole air route between Chongqing and Haikou in Hainan province. It might also add a flight from Guangzhou in the future, local media reported.

We have a similar airport on the mountains in Hubei Province.

Shiyan Wudangshan Airport (IATA: WDS, ICAO: ZHSY) is an airport serving the city of Shiyan in northwestern Hubei Province, China. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Wudangshan, the World Heritage Site after which it is named. The airport cost 1.635 billion yuan to build, and it opened on 5 February 2016, when its inaugural flight arrived from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.[2]

 

[TaiShang]

Highways link poverty-stricken villages in S China's mountains
(Xinhua) November 30, 2016


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Daxing Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows highway in Gaoling Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Daxing Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Wanmao Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2016 shows highway in Anyang Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Vehicles run on a mountain highway in Wanmao Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, July 2, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


A villager unloads stones to build a road in Zaoye Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, Oct. 14, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)

Villagers crush stones to build a road in Zaoye Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, Oct. 14, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)

 

[AndrewJin]

Highways link poverty-stricken villages in S China's mountains
(Xinhua) November 30, 2016


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Daxing Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows highway in Gaoling Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Daxing Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2016 shows a highway winding across mountains in Wanmao Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2016 shows highway in Anyang Township of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


Vehicles run on a mountain highway in Wanmao Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, July 2, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)


A villager unloads stones to build a road in Zaoye Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, Oct. 14, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)

Villagers crush stones to build a road in Zaoye Village of Du'an Yao County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Region, Oct. 14, 2015. Building roads has become a priority in poverty alleviation efforts in the mountainous county. Now over 1,700-km highway have been built to link those poverty-stricken villages in remote mountains. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)

Building roads and railways on the Karst landforms is extremely difficult.