Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
China
Home / China / Society

Road in Xinjiang built with no hands

By Xing Wen and Mao Weihua in Urumqi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-08-04 17:27
Share
Share - WeChat

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has recently used unmanned road paving machinery, intelligent rollers and other advanced technology in the construction of a highway that will wind its way through a wide area of desert to connect Alay with Urumqi.

The highway that passes through Fuhai county of Wujiaqu in the Changji Hui autonomous prefecture to connect with Urumqi will be more than 342.5 kilometers long and allow speeds up to 120 kilometers per hour.

Unmanned road paving machines are used to build a highway linking Urumqi with Altay in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo by Zheng Yiyuan/For chinadaily.com.cn]

At the construction site, rumbling vehicles laid asphalt on the gray, sandy base in the heartland of the Gurbantunggut Desert, the country's second-largest.The unmanned operation of construction vehicles helps to guarantee speed and consistent quality under the harsh natural conditions in the unpopulated area.

Husanjan Ibrahim, quality and safety supervisor for Xinjiang Transportation Investment Co, said it's the first time the region has made use of unmanned machinery in highway construction.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US