The Baiyin Yellow River super major bridge, a key project of the Shichuan Interchange link road in northwest China's Gansu Province, was completed on Saturday, marking a significant milestone toward the full operation of the road.
Spanning 1,162 meters, the bridge is located in Yuzhong County, where the site's geological complexity, including liquefied soil in the Yellow River alluvial plain, posed significant engineering challenges.
Throughout construction, the team overcame numerous obstacles to ensure the smooth completion of this major infrastructure project.
The 37.2-kilometer Shichuan Interchange link road on the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway serves as a vital arterial route, connecting Lanzhou City, the provincial capital of Gansu, with surrounding regions.
Once operational, it is expected to improve the regional road network in Lanzhou and Baiyin to the east, alleviate traffic congestion, and promote high-quality economic development in both regions.
The 4,395-kilometer G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, also known as the Lianhuo Expressway, is the longest expressway in China. It links Lianyungang, a coastal city in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Khorgas port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Super major bridge on expressway link road in Gansu completes construction
France has opened a "war crime" and "torture" investigation into Israel's treatment of French activists who were detained during a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla last month, the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) said on Friday.
The probe was launched following a referral by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
Barrot said that he took the action after receiving a report from France's consul general in Türkiye, which detailed "sexual violence, exposure to cold, beatings, and repeated humiliation" against French citizens after Israel intercepted the flotilla on May 18.
The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla sailed from southern Türkiye, trying to breach Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies to Palestinian civilians.
In video footages, released by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on his social media channels on May 20, dozens of activists were in custody and brought to Israel's Ashdod Port, surrounded by heavily armed Israeli personnel.
Israel's treatment of members from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla has sparked global condemnation.
On May 23, Barrot announced that Ben-Gvir had been banned from entering France effective immediately, noting that the decision followed Ben-Gvir's "unacceptable" actions toward French and European citizens aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla.
French prosecutors open probe over Israel's treatment of French nationals on Gaza flotilla
