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22-04-08, 11:12 AM
Monday, April 21, 2008
China completes first road tunnel under Yangtze River
Reuters
BEIJING -- China has completed a road tunnel beneath the Yangtze River in the central city of Wuhan, marking the first such project on the river, known for having its waters controlled by the Three Gorges Dam. The 3.6-km (2.2-mile) tunnel will cut travel time between the city's business district and the government and university district to seven minutes from half an hour, the official Xinhua news agency cited vice mayor Yin Weizhen as saying.
The tunnel will be opened to the public late this year, Xinhua said, adding that it would be able to withstand an earthquake of up to six on the Richter scale.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/04/21/152926/China%2Dcompletes.htm
China completes first road tunnel under Yangtze River
Reuters
BEIJING -- China has completed a road tunnel beneath the Yangtze River in the central city of Wuhan, marking the first such project on the river, known for having its waters controlled by the Three Gorges Dam. The 3.6-km (2.2-mile) tunnel will cut travel time between the city's business district and the government and university district to seven minutes from half an hour, the official Xinhua news agency cited vice mayor Yin Weizhen as saying.
The tunnel will be opened to the public late this year, Xinhua said, adding that it would be able to withstand an earthquake of up to six on the Richter scale.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/04/21/152926/China%2Dcompletes.htm