China Expressways, Highways: News & Discussions

[AndrewJin]

Construction of the Longest Double Deck Suspension Bridge in The World
Completion: 2020
Wuhan City, Central China
Investment: 8 billion yuan

Yangsigang Yangtze River bridge, main span 1700 meters
Double deck with 12 lanes(6 lanes on the upper deck, 6 lanes on the lower deck),
will become the longest double deck suspension bridge in the world in 2020.
Located in Wuhan city,Hubei province,near
N30.503022, E114.268698 :

Just another Yangtze River bridge in my hometown.....
The city of gigantic bridge everywhere.....

 

[JSCh]

Tunnel section of world's longest sea bridge nears completion
Source: Xinhua 2017-03-07 21:12:30

GUANGZHOU, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The last pipe was put in place on Tuesday, as work on the undersea tunnel of world's longest cross-sea bridge, linking Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, nears its end.

The 5,664-meter tunnel, believed to be world's longest sunken pipe tunnel, comprises of 33 sections. and is now 12 meters from closure. Construction of the bridge began in December of 2009 in Zhuhai.

The bridge and tunnel system spanning the Pearl River estuary is an important waymarker in the integration of Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong. The Y-shaped bridge starts from Lantau Island in Hong Kong with branches to Zhuhai and Macao.

Major construction work on the 55-km bridge was completed last September. It is expected to be open to traffic by the end of this year.

Once in operation, the current four-hour drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai will be reduced to less than an hour. All Pearl River Delta cities will then be within a reasonable commuting radius of Hong Kong.

 

[AndrewJin]

Aerial View of Kunming to Bangkok Expressway (near border section)
To open in May 2017

@somsak @ahojunk @Mista


The highest bridge of this expressway
Red River Expressway Bridge

 

[AndrewJin]

Tunnel section of world's longest sea bridge nears completion
Source: Xinhua 2017-03-07 21:12:30

GUANGZHOU, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The last pipe was put in place on Tuesday, as work on the undersea tunnel of world's longest cross-sea bridge, linking Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, nears its end.

The 5,664-meter tunnel, believed to be world's longest sunken pipe tunnel, comprises of 33 sections. and is now 12 meters from closure. Construction of the bridge began in December of 2009 in Zhuhai.

The bridge and tunnel system spanning the Pearl River estuary is an important waymarker in the integration of Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong. The Y-shaped bridge starts from Lantau Island in Hong Kong with branches to Zhuhai and Macao.

Major construction work on the 55-km bridge was completed last September. It is expected to be open to traffic by the end of this year.

Once in operation, the current four-hour drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai will be reduced to less than an hour. All Pearl River Delta cities will then be within a reasonable commuting radius of Hong Kong.

Another epic project!

 

[AndrewJin]

There are many cross-sea/bay bridges in Xiamen City, here is one of them
Wuyuanwan Bridge
Xiamen City, Fujian Province, Southeast China
厦门五缘湾大桥

Xiamen City

 

[TaiShang]

A nice data from the ADB regarding the state's/region's capability to sustain infrastructure spending. East Asia (NEA+SEA) enjoy much bigger fiscal space than the rest.

 

[AndrewJin]

A nice data from the ADB regarding the state's/region's capability to sustain infrastructure spending. East Asia (NEA+SEA) enjoy much bigger fiscal space than the rest.


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It is supported by the fact that most (or only) profitable HSRs are in China and Japan.

 

[TaiShang]

It is supported by the fact that most (or only) profitable HSRs are in China and Japan.

By the way, ADB also revised the infrastructure need for Asia-Pacific from 8 trillion USD (Seamless Asia figure) to 17-18 trillion USD (although, the time span is now 10 years longer and calculated in 2015 dollars)

@Viet , @DayWalker90 , @ahojunk , @Shotgunner51

 

[AndrewJin]

By the way, ADB also revised the infrastructure need for Asia-Pacific from 8 trillion USD (Seamless Asia figure) to 17-18 trillion USD (although, the time span is now 10 years longer and calculated in 2015 dollars)

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@Viet , @DayWalker90 , @ahojunk , @Shotgunner51

It seems that we still need huge investments in infra!
Let's build more subway, trams, BRTs, bikeways, flyovers, railways, expressways, airports, ports, pipelines, transmission lines, etc....

So many things to be done!
We don't have enough expressways yet considering our population and geography.

 

[AndrewJin]

3700m above the sea level
The mountain pass of Dushanzi-Kuche highway
Xinjiang, Northwest China

Dushanzi-Kuche highway located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is 562 kilometers in length, beginning in the northern Karamay city Dushanzi District, and finally Akesu of southern area of Kuche County, of which more than 280 kilometers of road are over 2000 meters above sea level. The road started in 1974, completed in 1983, lasted for 9 years. The highway opened greatly shortens the passage between the southern and northern Xinjiang in distance and time.

@TaiShang @ahojunk @Martian2 @AViet @Götterdämmerung @T-Rex @Gibbs @AZADPAKISTAN2009 et al

WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET 168 SOLDIERS
who lost their precious young lives during the construction period of this highway

@JSCh @cirr @Two @Keel @terranMarine @Daniel808

 

[JSCh]

World's longest cable-stayed railway bridge closes in China
(Xinhua) 16:30, March 20, 2017

CHANGSHA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A three-tower cable-stayed heavy railway bridge closed Sunday over Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China.

The 1,290-meter bridge is designed with a carrying load of 10,000 tonnes, enough to accommodate a fully-loaded train passing at a speed of 120 km per hour.

Xu Bin, project manager of China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd., said the Dongting Lake Bridge is the world's longest three-tower cable-stayed railway bridge. It is also the first time steel box girders have been used for such a bridge.

The bridge is an important part of the world's longest heavy-duty railway for coal transport. The 1,814.5-km railway is still under construction and is designed to link the coal-rich western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with Ji'an City in east China's Jiangxi Province.

The railway line is scheduled for operation in 2020 with an estimated investment of 193 billion yuan (28 billion U.S. dollars). It is expected to be a trunk energy supply channel, linking north and west China's energy suppliers with economic powerhouses in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is designed with an annual transport capacity of over 200 million tonnes.

 

[AndrewJin]

World's longest cable-stayed railway bridge closes in China
(Xinhua) 16:30, March 20, 2017

CHANGSHA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A three-tower cable-stayed heavy railway bridge closed Sunday over Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China.

The 1,290-meter bridge is designed with a carrying load of 10,000 tonnes, enough to accommodate a fully-loaded train passing at a speed of 120 km per hour.

Xu Bin, project manager of China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd., said the Dongting Lake Bridge is the world's longest three-tower cable-stayed railway bridge. It is also the first time steel box girders have been used for such a bridge.

The bridge is an important part of the world's longest heavy-duty railway for coal transport. The 1,814.5-km railway is still under construction and is designed to link the coal-rich western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with Ji'an City in east China's Jiangxi Province.

The railway line is scheduled for operation in 2020 with an estimated investment of 193 billion yuan (28 billion U.S. dollars). It is expected to be a trunk energy supply channel, linking north and west China's energy suppliers with economic powerhouses in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is designed with an annual transport capacity of over 200 million tonnes.

China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd
Another project powered by Wuhan People

 

[TaiShang]

The bridge is an important part of the world's longest heavy-duty railway for coal transport. The 1,814.5-km railway is still under construction and is designed to link the coal-rich western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with Ji'an City in east China's Jiangxi Province.

Very good news for inner province development. Only effective and efficient transportation will ensure that wealth and opportunities are dispersed.

 

[AndrewJin]

Let's have a rest from modernity,
enjoy some ancient bridges in Fenghuang ancient town.

Fenghuang town, Hunan Province, Central China

@Godman @AViet @Keel @powastick @ahojunk @The Eagle et al

 

[Sully3]

wow china is so advanced compared to india, there isn't even a comparison between the two countries.

if china is a 3rd world country then india is 10th world country.