On December 30, 2021, the Changzhou-Wuxi section of the Suxi-Changnan Expressway was officially opened to traffic, as the most critical node project of the road section, and the Taihu Lake Tunnel, the longest lake bottom tunnel in China, which took four years to build, was opened to traffic simultaneously. After the opening of the traffic, it will realize the direct connection with the expressway ring line of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, effectively alleviate the traffic pressure of the Wuxi and Suzhou sections of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and is of great significance to promoting the construction of Suzhou and Changzhou cities and the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta. The picture shows a work vehicle passing through the entrance and exit of the Mashan section of the Taihu Lake Tunnel on December 29. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Guangming Photo)
On December 30, 2021, the Changzhou-Wuxi section of the Suxi-Changnan Expressway was officially opened to traffic, as the most critical node project of the road section, and the Taihu Lake Tunnel, the longest lake bottom tunnel in China, which took four years to build, was opened to traffic simultaneously. After the opening of the traffic, it will realize the direct connection with the expressway ring line of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, effectively alleviate the traffic pressure of the Wuxi and Suzhou sections of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and is of great significance to promoting the construction of Suzhou and Changzhou cities and the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta. The picture shows the vehicle driving from Changzhou to Wuxi on December 30. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Guangming Photo)
On December 30, 2021, the Changzhou-Wuxi section of the Suxi-Changnan Expressway was officially opened to traffic, as the most critical node project of the road section, and the Taihu Lake Tunnel, the longest lake bottom tunnel in China, which took four years to build, was opened to traffic simultaneously. After the opening of the traffic, it will realize the direct connection with the expressway ring line of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, effectively alleviate the traffic pressure of the Wuxi and Suzhou sections of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and is of great significance to promoting the construction of Suzhou and Changzhou cities and the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta. The picture shows the work vehicle passing through the LED variable landscape belt set up in the Taihu Lake Tunnel on December 29. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Guangming Photo)
On December 30, 2021, the Changzhou-Wuxi section of the Suxi-Changnan Expressway was officially opened to traffic, as the most critical node project of the road section, and the Taihu Lake Tunnel, the longest lake bottom tunnel in China, which took four years to build, was opened to traffic simultaneously. After the opening of the traffic, it will realize the direct connection with the expressway ring line of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, effectively alleviate the traffic pressure of the Wuxi and Suzhou sections of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and is of great significance to promoting the construction of Suzhou and Changzhou cities and the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta. Workers are busy at the construction site on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Guangming Photo)
On December 30, 2021, the Changzhou-Wuxi section of the Suxi-Changnan Expressway was officially opened to traffic, as the most critical node project of the road section, and the Taihu Lake Tunnel, the longest lake bottom tunnel in China, which took four years to build, was opened to traffic simultaneously. After the opening of the traffic, it will realize the direct connection with the expressway ring line of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, effectively alleviate the traffic pressure of the Wuxi and Suzhou sections of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and is of great significance to promoting the construction of Suzhou and Changzhou cities and the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta. The picture shows a flock of birds flying over the construction site of the conversion cofferdam return water from the land island on December 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Guangming Photo)
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