The construction of an interchange bridge that will connect Qinhan Avenue and Xiyu Highway kicked off on May 23, as the, mayor of Xi'an, Dong Jun, attended the ground-breaking ceremony.

Located in the east of the Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park and west of Lintong New Area, the bridge is designed as a double-horn shaped structure with four lanes on each side.

The construction has a planned area of 359,464.64 square meters, and is set to receive a total investment of 300 million yuan ($49 million). The total length of the route is planned to reach 6.931 kilometers and the bridge will stretch 616 meters.

Qinhan Avenue will serve as the most important east-west direction transportation artery, starting from the site of the ancient capital Chang'an of the Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD), running through Jingkai district, the administrative center, Chan-Ba Ecological district, Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park, Baqiao district and Lintong district, and then to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum.

Upon its completion, it will take only a 15-minute drive to travel from Lintong to Xi'an, which will ease the traffic congestion and integrate the culture and tourism resources along the highway, as well as boost the economic development for the area.

Wei Minzhou, Party chief of Xi'an, and Feng Xining, director of Shanaxi province's department of transportation, also attended the ceremony.

Ground-breaking ceremony for interchange bridge

Ground-breaking ceremony for interchange bridge