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Pingtan will be to Taiwan what Shenzhen has been to Hong Kong, only on a larger, much larger scale.
(chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2013-06-03
China's first cross-sea rail-road bridge will soon start construction in Pingtan, Southeast China's Fujian province, Chinanews.com reported.
The design of the Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge has been approved by the Fujian provincial government and China Railway Corporation, said the report.
The cross-sea rail will span a distance of about 16.32 kilometers. It will start from Songxia Port in Changle city, stretch southeast over the Yuanhong channel, the Guyumen channel, Changyu Island, Xiaolian Island, the Xiaolian-Dalian island channel, Dalian Island, Haitan Strait, and finally reach Pingtan Island.
The Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge, linking Songxia Port and Dalian Island, will measure 11.15 kilometers and is the main part of the cross-sea railway. It is designed to have two layers. The upper level will include a two-way six-lane highway, and the lower level will feature a double-track railway.
The cross-sea rails are part of the new Fuzhou-Pingtan railway, which measures a total length of 88.43 kilometers.
The bridge project includes three channel bridges over the Yuanhong channel, Guyumen channel and Dalian-Xiaolian island channel. It will also feature bridge approaches and railroad beds. The estimated investment amounts to 10.9 billion yuan ($1.78 billion).
Chinanews.com didn't give a specific date as of when construction will begin. But according to news in March from Xinhua News Agency, work should kick off by the end of this year.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/fujian/pingtan/2013-06/03/content_16560856.htm
(chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2013-06-03
China's first cross-sea rail-road bridge will soon start construction in Pingtan, Southeast China's Fujian province, Chinanews.com reported.
The design of the Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge has been approved by the Fujian provincial government and China Railway Corporation, said the report.
The cross-sea rail will span a distance of about 16.32 kilometers. It will start from Songxia Port in Changle city, stretch southeast over the Yuanhong channel, the Guyumen channel, Changyu Island, Xiaolian Island, the Xiaolian-Dalian island channel, Dalian Island, Haitan Strait, and finally reach Pingtan Island.
The Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge, linking Songxia Port and Dalian Island, will measure 11.15 kilometers and is the main part of the cross-sea railway. It is designed to have two layers. The upper level will include a two-way six-lane highway, and the lower level will feature a double-track railway.
The cross-sea rails are part of the new Fuzhou-Pingtan railway, which measures a total length of 88.43 kilometers.
The bridge project includes three channel bridges over the Yuanhong channel, Guyumen channel and Dalian-Xiaolian island channel. It will also feature bridge approaches and railroad beds. The estimated investment amounts to 10.9 billion yuan ($1.78 billion).
Chinanews.com didn't give a specific date as of when construction will begin. But according to news in March from Xinhua News Agency, work should kick off by the end of this year.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/fujian/pingtan/2013-06/03/content_16560856.htm
