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Bridge-tunnel linking Chongming Island opens to traffic

Metro | Urban construction
2009-10-31

A BRIDGE-tunnel linking China's third largest island, the Chongming Island, opened to traffic today. The 25.5-kilometer project, with a cost of 12.6 billion yuan (US$1.84 billion), includes a 8.9-kilometer tunnel...

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Underground security prioritized

Metro | Urban construction
2009-10-29

SHANGHAI should be more aware of security issues and improve technology to protect the public as it rapidly develops wide underground spaces, one of the city's top engineering experts said at an international tunneling...

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Makeover of Huaihai Road in the works

Metro | Urban construction
2009-10-23

LUWAN District's Huaihai Road is upgrading its commercial businesses to compete with other downtown shopping areas, government officials said yesterday. A 2.2-kilometer section of the street between Shaanxi Road...

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Jinlin Road to be protected

Metro | Urban construction
2009-10-14

SHANGHAI will list the Jinlin Road commercial street and shikumen lane houses on the city's historic register for better protection. Jing'an Temple and South Suzhou Road will also be added to the list, Oriental...

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Restoration opens ancient town to visitors

Metro | Urban construction
2009-9-24

AN ancient town dating back some 600 years will open to the public next May in Minhang District after renovation has finished. Zhaojialou Ancient Town occupies 10 hectares in Gexin Village, Pujiang Town. Famous...

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Jing'an transport hub set for completion in March

Metro | Urban construction
2009-9-23

CONSTRUCTION of the transport hub in the Jing'an Temple area will be finished in March, in time to start operation before the Shanghai 2010 World Expo starts. The 20,000-square-meter hub at the intersection of...

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Detective plays take spotlight

Metro | Urban construction
2009-9-3

THE 79-year-old Xinguang Film Art Center on Ningbo Road near Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall has been renovated to be the city's first "whodunnit theater." The theater will focus on detective plays, such as those written...

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'Bund Origin' restoration plows ahead

Metro | Urban construction
2009-8-10

RESTORATION of historic "Bund Origin" buildings, including the recently saved Shanghai Rowing Club, has started and is expected to be finished before the 2010 World Expo starts in May, construction authorities said. ...

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Station built

Metro | Urban construction
2009-8-10

THE major construction on the Zhuguang Road Station, the largest Metro station in the city, on the Line 2 extension, has been completed, the builder announced yesterday. The line to the station should be operating...

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Hongqiao rail station ahead of schedule

Metro | Urban construction
2009-8-6

THE steel structure of a railway station in the Hongqiao Integrated Transport Hub is expected to be completed by the end of next month, a month ahead of schedule, the Shanghai Railway Bureau said yesterday. Meanwhile,...

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Bungee over Huangpu from cranes

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-28

TWO cranes that have been idle for years will become Shanghai's first bungee-jumping sites on the Huangpu River. The cranes in Xuhui District are expected to be ready for jumpers by the end of next year. A...

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Banks sign on to secure future of tallest tower

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-19

WITH Shanghai on track to be a global financial center, its tallest financial hub landmark building still under construction yesterday secured a syndicated loan of 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion). The developer...

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Experts urge the city to better monitor housing developers

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-17

SHANGHAI'S leading engineering and legal experts are urging the government to work out more stringent supervision of local housing developers, who are widely considered to contract projects to bidders with the lowest...

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Canal to boost flood control

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-16

CONSTRUCTION on a canal will start in Changning District at the end of the year to improve flood control in Changning and Minhang districts, local water authorities said yesterday. The nearly 5-kilometer canal...

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Upgrades for 13 city parks

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-14

THIRTEEN of the city's old parks are being upgraded this year. The parks were originally scheduled for upgrades next year, Xinmin Evening News reported today. The parks include Changfeng Park, Shanghai Botanical...