2009 top ten news

Top 10 'building big' projects

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-05 14:20

9. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

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Once completed it will be the world's longest cross-sea bridge bringing more integration to China's southern economic hub of Guangdong Province and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.

Construction is already underway, a move widely expected to bring economic ties closer for the region. 

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10. Qingdao Gulf Bridge

The Qingdao Gulf Bridge, a 35-km long sea-flyover designed to connect two peninsulas of the Jiaozhou Bay, is now busy under construction in east China's coastal province of Shandong.

The entire length of the bridge will be 35.4 kilometers. The bridge is scheduled for use in 2010.

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