An aerial corridor connecting Lianhua Hill Park and Bijia Hill Park that spans three urban roads - Huanggang, Lianhua and Caitian roads in Futian District - has been completed.

Final touches are being put to the 1.2-kilometer-long corridor, which is due to open to the public by the end of the year, according to the contractor, China Construction No 8 Engineering Bureau.

The footbridge's structure is made of steel and the single heaviest frame weighs 57.1 tons.

With two parks at each end and Upper Hills - a large urban complex that integrates apartment buildings, hotels and business centers - at its center, the corridor consists of two sections: a 366-meter-long bridge over Huanggang Road and a 243-meter-long bridge across Caitian Road.

It will take about 10 minutes to walk between the two parks via the bridge. The two roads, which link the Futian Central Business District with Longhua District, often see heavy traffic, especially during rush hours.

The construction of aerial corridors is one way the Futian District Urban Renovation Bureau is improving urban landscaping and separating vehicle and pedestrian flows as ground traffic in the CBD area becomes increasingly saturated.

The aerial corridor is a fore-end engineering project for the development of the Meilin-Caitian area, the Futian bureau said. According to the district's 13th Five-Year Plan, a total of 55 projects involving 36 billion yuan ($5.46 billion) in investment will be launched in the area, targeting industrial development, auxiliary facilities and transportation optimization.

Upper Hills will be turned into a new type of urban complex that integrates the creative industry, high-end research, modern finance and trendy consumption.

The China International Consumer Electronics Exchange and Exhibition Center, which is located in Upper Hills and was put into operation in March, is a first-class high-end electronics products hub.

The center, which covers an area of 40,000 square meters, has attracted more than 300 consumer electronics brands from around the world.

(HK Edition 09/21/2018 page8)