2009 top ten news
Top 10 'building big' projects
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-05 14:20
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7. Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel-Bridge
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Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel-Bridge，currently the world's largest tunnel-bridge structure, linking Shanghai to two of its major islands with an expressway for the first time, was opened to traffic on October 31, 2009.
The projects cost more than 12.6 billion yuan ($1.8 billion), and are expected to boost the development of the islands, create space for Shanghai's future development and provide closer link with the Yangtze River Delta region.
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8. Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway
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The super-fast Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed electric multiple units (EMUs), independently developed and devised by the China CNR Corporation Limited (CNR), started a promotional trial run in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province December 23, 2009.
The line stretches more than 1,000 km and will slash the travel time from Wuhan, Hubei province, to Guangzhou in Guangdong from 10 hours to just three.
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