China has built more than 800,000 highway bridges and the total length of China’s high-speed railway bridges has already been over 10,000 km, state transport authorities said Sunday. Bridges have been another new sign for the rapid development of Chinese construction.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge/Xinhua Photo
By the end of 2016, there were 805,300 highway bridges across China, according to Zhou Wei, chief engineer from the Ministry of Transport, at the China (Wuhan) International Bridge Industry Expo in central China's Hubei Province.
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China has built more than 800,000 highway bridges and the total length of China’s high-speed railway bridges has already been over 10,000 km, state transport authorities said Sunday. Bridges have been another new sign for the rapid development of Chinese construction.
By the end of 2016, there were 805,300 highway bridges across China, according to Zhou Wei, chief engineer from the Ministry of Transport, at the China (Wuhan) International Bridge Industry Expo in central China's Hubei Province.
At present, more than half of the global top 10 large cable-stayed bridges are in China, as are six suspension bridges, whose main spans rank top 10 in the world. Besides, China also completed several arch bridges and girder bridges, which are famous across the world.
In the future, China aims to continue constructing high-speed railways, making the total length reach 38,000 km by 2025, 45,000 km by 2030 if possible, said Yan.
"NRA will come up with the research and put new technology, devices, and materials into bridge building," he added.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge/Xinhua Photo
At present, more than half of the global top 10 large cable-stayed bridges are in China, as are six suspension bridges, whose main spans rank top 10 in the world. Besides, China also completed several arch bridges and girder bridges, which are famous across the world.
China has completed 22,000 km of high-speed railway lines, and over 50 percent of these using bridges, said Yan Hexiang, director of the Science Technology and Regulations Department of National Railway Administration (NRA).
Bridge in China/Xinhua Photo
In the future, China aims to continue constructing high-speed railways, making the total length reach 38,000 km by 2025, 45,000 km by 2030 if possible, said Yan.
As a vital part of China’s eight vertical and eight horizontal high-speed railway network project, it is expected to improve China’s transport situation in the future.
Bridge in Nanjing/Xinhua Photo
"NRA will come up with the research and put new technology, devices, and materials into bridge building," he added.
In fact, China’s bridge construction has entered a super era. China not only builds bridges in China but also started to participate in bridge construction overseas.
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For instance, the Halogaland Bridge in northern Norway, with a free span of 1,145 meters, is being built by a Chinese company, the Sichuan Road and Bridge Group. It is expected to be one of the longest suspension bridges in Europe when it opens for traffic in 2018.
PARIS (AP) — Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday unveiled a new security baggage system and a dedicated baggage handling area ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The new equipment includes a revamped scanner system to allow a more detailed scan of passengers’ baggage, so that travelers won’t have to remove items such as electronic devices, aerosols or liquids from their bags.
“If we have doubts about a piece of luggage, the luggage won’t leave," said Edward Arkwright, CEO of Aéroports de Paris Group, the body that runs Paris’ airports. "We prefer an athlete to leave without their luggage rather than leaving (with something) questionable.”
As the first gateway to the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, Charles de Gaulle Airport expects to process over 114,000 baggage from delegations and the media and will receive an estimated 47,000 pieces of sports equipment.
The airport also unveiled the “baggage factory,” a dedicated space covering 10,000 square meters to process equipment and luggage of the athletic delegations leaving the airport following the closing ceremony.
“The biggest challenge is the oversized luggage,” said Sébastien Malaussene, the airport’s project manager. “Athletes travel with all their sports equipment and they are not your average passenger bringing up to four, five bags. They have sports items, many of which are oversized."
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Paris 2024 is painted on the facade of Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Gendarmes pose in front of the Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, where the olympic rings were installed, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A gendarmes patrol in front of the Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, where the olympic rings were installed, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, where the olympic rings were installed, is seen in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, where the olympic rings were installed, is seen in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Gendarmes stand in from of the Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal 1, where the olympic rings were installed, is seen in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A plane takes off from Charles de Gaulle airport where the olympic rings were installed on terminal 1, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The "baggage factory", where athletes' luggages for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be collected, are seen in Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The "baggage factory", where athletes' luggages for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be collected, are seen in Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A worker carries a suitcase in the "baggage factory", where athletes' luggages for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be collected, are seen in Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy-en-France, north of Paris, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
