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244-kilometer-long Ya'an-Xichang (Yaxi) expressway in Sichuan Province of southwestern China will be open to traffic by May 1, 2012. Ya'an-Xichang expressway is the last missing piece of China's G5 National Interstate Highway connecting Beijing and Kunming
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The 3 billion USD highway project was started by the central government of China in 2007. This project is expected to play a key role in lifting millions of Tibetan, Han, Yi and Muslim Hui people out of poverty. The greatly improved transportation system is also expected to support sustainable economic growth in resource-rich western Sichuan, which is known as the poorest region of China.
More than half (54%) of the highway is tunnels and bridges among mountains. Ganhaizi tunnel is a rarely-seen dual-spiral tunnel. Labajin bridge and Aizhai are among the highest bridges in the world [1].
[video]http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI4MzQzMjQ4.html[/video]
Flyover and flythrough demo animation of the Ya'an-Xichang expressway
Youtube version (different audio track, low res)
Gallery
Labajin bridge
Ganhaizi bridge
Ganhaizi and Tiezhaizi dual-spiral tunnel
[1] http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_500_Highest_International_ Bridges
The 3 billion USD highway project was started by the central government of China in 2007. This project is expected to play a key role in lifting millions of Tibetan, Han, Yi and Muslim Hui people out of poverty. The greatly improved transportation system is also expected to support sustainable economic growth in resource-rich western Sichuan, which is known as the poorest region of China.
More than half (54%) of the highway is tunnels and bridges among mountains. Ganhaizi tunnel is a rarely-seen dual-spiral tunnel. Labajin bridge and Aizhai are among the highest bridges in the world [1].
[video]http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI4MzQzMjQ4.html[/video]
Flyover and flythrough demo animation of the Ya'an-Xichang expressway
Youtube version (different audio track, low res)
Gallery
Labajin bridge
Ganhaizi bridge
Ganhaizi and Tiezhaizi dual-spiral tunnel
[1] http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_500_Highest_International_ Bridges
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