Your current location:HOME >health >Bridge on Xiong'an Expressway in place 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 11:17:20 Source: Internet compilationEdit:health
The last segment of the main span of the bridge on the Beijing-Xiong'an Expressway over the Yongding
The last segment of the main span of the bridge on the Beijing-Xiong'an Expressway over the Yongding River is completed on Saturday. DENG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY
The last segment of the span of a new megabridge along the Beijing-Xiong'an Expressway was completed in Beijing on Saturday, in preparation for the route's opening later this year, according to the Beijing transport commission.
The 1,620-meter bridge crosses the Yongding River in southwestern Beijing and will be another of the capital's landmark bridges once opened. The main 300-meter arch makes the bridge the city's longest single-arch-span bridge, and will carry eight lanes.
A total of 22,000 metric tons of steel was used in its construction, according to Gao Linlong, an engineer from the Shanghai Civil Engineering Group of the China Railway Engineering Group.
A wetland park is being created on both sides of the bridge, which will be a new leisure area for residents.
The bridge is a key project along the expressway linking Beijing and Xiong'an, one of the major transport projects currently under construction in China.
The expressway will extend more than 100 km when completed and runs for 27 kilometers in Beijing and 75 km in Hebei province. The last section — between the capital's fifth and sixth ring roads — is under construction.
Once open, it will take about an hour to drive from the Fifth Ring Road in the southwestern part of the capital to Xiong'an, saving up to 30 minutes.
"It will also boost regional socioeconomic development. There is an old Chinese saying, 'build a road first if you want to get rich'. This shows that transport can boost regional economic development," said Zhao Yang, an official at the Beijing Transport Commission.
"The opening of the expressway will not only improve the network in southern Beijing, but also boost regional economic development along the way, including in the districts of Fengtai, Daxing and Fangshan, and in neighboring Hebei," she added.
Zhao also noted that the new expressway will boost the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle2024-05-21 10:34
1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support2024-05-21 10:23
Rockies break loose for 7 runs in the 4th inning, beat Giants 92024-05-21 10:14
World's largest deinonychosaur tracks discovered in China's Fujian2024-05-21 10:12
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient2024-05-21 09:52
Lena Dunham speaks out about Hypermobile Ehlers2024-05-21 09:49
Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley is ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album2024-05-21 09:41
Maui to hire expert to evaluate county's response to deadly wildfire2024-05-21 09:15
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons2024-05-21 09:14
Stock market today: Asian shares trade higher after Wall St rally takes S&P 500 near record2024-05-21 08:59
Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension2024-05-21 11:08
Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property2024-05-21 10:12
Arkansas lawmakers adjourn session, leaving budget for state hunting, fishing programs in limbo2024-05-21 10:10
Corbin Carroll hits a 22024-05-21 10:01
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education2024-05-21 09:25
Airbnb, Topgolf Callaway fall; AppLovin, Cheesecake Factory rise, Thursday, 5/9/20242024-05-21 09:06
UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid2024-05-21 09:05
Michael Palin reunites with his Monty Python co2024-05-21 09:01
Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS2024-05-21 08:53
Michael Palin reunites with his Monty Python co2024-05-21 08:39