China News Service, Ebian, Sichuan, April 27th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) On the morning of the 27th, the E-Han Expressway (hereinafter referred to as E-Han Expressway) from Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan to Hanyuan County, Ya'an, was closed smoothly. , Laid a solid foundation for the completion of the E-Han Expressway to traffic.

Workers are pouring the last piece of cement in the closure of the Ebian Dadu River Bridge.

Photo by Liu Zhongjun

  The E-Han Expressway is one of the eight horizontal lines of the "Sichuan Expressway Network Planning (2019-2035)". It starts from Emeishan City in Leshan and connects with Le'e Expressway, forming Leshan Hanyuan Expressway and passing through Ebian Yi Autonomous County. , Leshan Jinkouhe District, Ganluo County Wushiqiao Town, ending in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, connecting the Yaxi section of Jingkun Expressway, Leshan Ya'an Expressway, Chengdu Leshan Expressway, Leshan Yibin Expressway, Leshan Zigong Expressway Five important expressways in Sichuan Province, including highways, are organically connected to form a complete expressway network.

The bridge closure was finally poured on site.

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  The planned mileage of Ehan Expressway project is 123.48 kilometers, two-way four-lane, designed speed of 80 kilometers per hour, subgrade width of 25.5 meters, and asphalt concrete pavement.

The main projects include 8 extra-large bridges, 59 large and medium-sized bridges, 23 tunnels, of which 8 are extra-long tunnels.

The bridge and tunnel mileage of the project accounts for 87.4%, and the estimated total investment is about 21 billion yuan.

Aerial view of the highway bridge across the Dadu River.

(Aerial photo) Photo by Liu Zhongjun

  The Ebian Dadu River Bridge is located in Ebian Yi Autonomous County, Sichuan Province. It is the largest single-span continuous rigid frame bridge on the Emei-Hanyuan Expressway.

The total length of the bridge is 456 meters. The Emei bank crosses the Chengdu-Kunming railway line. The Hanyuan bank crosses the G245 National Highway and is adjacent to Dadu River No. 5 Bridge. The location is extremely special, the design and technical standards are strict, and the construction process is complicated. The construction is difficult.

  It is understood that the Ebian Dadu River Bridge on the Ehan Expressway was invested by Sichuan Railway Industry Investment Group Co., Ltd. and constructed by Sichuan Highway and Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., and construction started in early 2018.

During the construction period, the project participants raced against the torrent, worked hard to seize the construction period, and successfully completed the construction of important underwater nodes before the flood season; close to the bridge crossing operation, innovated the construction technology of the hanging basket protection according to local conditions, and comprehensively guaranteed the safety of the project.

The main bridge of the bridge is expected to be fully completed on May 30.

The Ebian Dadu River Bridge is close to Ebian County, and it will be very convenient for local people to travel after it is opened to traffic.

(Aerial photo) Photo by Liu Zhongjun

  "After the opening of the E-Han Expressway, it only takes more than 40 minutes to get from Ebian to Emei, which is too convenient for our businessmen." A Jia, who runs a small supermarket in Ebian County, said. Now to go to Emei or Leshan, it will take two smoothly. After a few hours, the roads are narrow, there are many trucks, and the driving is slow. If you encounter traffic jams, it is hard to say.

  It is understood that the Ehan Expressway is expected to be completed and opened to traffic in 2022.

The opening to traffic will greatly improve the traffic conditions in the small and large Liangshan ethnic areas such as Ebian County and Hanyuan County, open up the context of foreign economic development in the impoverished mountainous areas along the route, and strengthen the horizontal and rapid connection between the southern Sichuan urban agglomeration and the economic zones of Chengdu and Panxi, which will greatly help Local economic and social development and national unity and progress.

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