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First part of Middle Ring Road set to go
(eastday.com)
Updated: 2005-01-31 09:34

The first section of the Middle Ring Road will open to the public at 8 o'clock tonight.

But because of relocation and construction delays, the overall project is unlikely to be completed by the 2007 target.

The first section, 9.42 kilometers of elevated road, will link the Dabaishu area in Hongkou District, via Zhabei District, to reach the entrance to Hujia Expressway C, which connects the downtown with Jiading District in the northwest.

Unlike the existing elevated roads, the new section has curved design along the edges and more green arrangements below, which engineers say are to make pedestrians "less depressed."

The section has three exits and three entrances for ground-level traffic.

It also includes three cloverleaf conjunctions with other elevated roads.

It is 30 meters above ground at its highest point.

Construction managers said 80,000 workers built the section in six months.
The Middle Ring Road project, between the existing inner and outer ring roads, aims to ease traffic in downtown Shanghai.

The 70-kilometer project, including several underground sections, will eventually link dozens of roads to encircle downtown Pudong and downtown Puxi.

About 38 kilometers of the project will be in Puxi.

Two tunnels will be built to link the Pudong and Puxi parts of the project across the Huangpu River.

Wang Suzhong, general manager of the Shanghai Middle Ring Road Construction and Development Company, said on Saturday the Middle Ring Road will definitely be completed by 2010 when the World Expo is held.

He said the project involved relocating about 6,000 families.

But about 1,000 families haven't yet moved, particularly in the southern part of the city.

Wang also said one of the tunnels won'tt be ready before 2007.



 
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