China News Service, Nanning, September 13 (Tin Zixiu and Hu Haoji) At 3:56 am on September 13, the largest span continuous rigid frame bridge under construction in Guangxi-Datang-Pubei Expressway Key Controlling Project Pinglu The smooth closure of the Grand Canal Bridge and the completion of the entire bridge ahead of the planned construction period marked a major node victory in the construction of the entire Dapu Expressway and laid a solid foundation for the opening of Dapu Expressway to traffic at the end of this year.
According to reports, based on the current construction progress, the Pinglu Canal Bridge is expected to be officially completed in mid-October this year.
After the opening of the Dapu Expressway, the interconnection between Guangxi and Guangdong will be accelerated.
Workers are working intensively on site.
Photo by Jiang Xuelin
The Pinglu Canal is an important passage to the sea in Guangxi's inland water transportation planning, and an important part of the new land-sea passage in the west.
It is planned to cross the watershed from the Pingtang River estuary of the Xijin Reservoir in Hengxian County, Nanning City along the Shaping River to the south through Luwu Town, Lingshan County into the Qinjiang River to the Qinzhou Shajing. The total length is about 133 kilometers and the total investment is about 60 billion yuan. It can pass 3000-ton ships in both directions. The mileage from Nanning to the sea from Qinzhou Port via the Pinglu Canal is only 291 kilometers, which is more than 560 kilometers shorter than that via Guangdong.
The Pinglu Canal Bridge was built for the Dapu Expressway to cross the Pinglu Canal. It was invested and constructed by Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group and undertaken by the Eighth Bureau of China Construction.
The Pinglu Canal Bridge is a continuous rigid frame bridge with the largest span under construction in Guangxi, with a total length of 938 meters and a main span of 200 meters.
Aerial photography of the construction site of the Pinglu Canal Bridge.
Photo by Jiang Xuelin
The Datang-Pubei Expressway is a major project coordinated and promoted at the level of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, while the Pinglu Canal Bridge is a key control project for the Dapu Expressway project.
Since the construction of the bridge started in December 2017, all the construction personnel have overcome the complex geological conditions of the construction and the impact of the new crown epidemic, strictly controlled the technological process, continuously optimized the construction organization, and completed the closure of the bridge ahead of schedule with high quality at the original planned time.
The Datang-Pubei Expressway is an important part of the "Longitudinal 4" Beiliu (Qingwan) ~ Nanning (Suwei) Expressway in the Guangxi Expressway Network. It adopts the two-way four-lane expressway standard and the design speed is 120 km/h. .
After the Dapu Expressway is opened to traffic, it will be connected with Wuxu-Datang Expressway, Nanning-Beihai Expressway, Guigang-Hepu Expressway, Pubei-Beiliu Expressway, Liujing-Qinzhou Port Expressway, among which, Wuda After the completion of the three sections of expressways from Dapu, Pubei to Beiliu, they will become another fast and convenient expressway for inter-provincial transportation between Guangdong and Guangxi.
The most convenient expressway passage in Nanning-Qinzhou-Yulin-Maoming-Pearl River Delta will be formed.
Construction site of Pinglu Canal Bridge.
Photo by Jiang Xuelin
It is understood that before the completion of the project, it will take more than 6 hours to drive from Nanning to Guangdong via Wuzhou. After the completion of the project at the end of this year, driving from Nanning to Guangdong will be shortened to 3 hours, reducing the time by nearly half.
The project has strengthened the transportation connection between Guangxi and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and has effectively promoted the speed of Guangxi's "Dongrong".
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