On July 11, 2022, it was disclosed by China State Construction that China State Construction Second Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd., China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., and China State Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. A consortium of 8 units including Wuhan won the bid for the Hannan Yangtze River Bridge and the connection project of the Wuhan metropolitan area ring line, with a total investment of 27.33 billion yuan. The project cooperation period is 35 years and 1 month, of which the preparation period is 1 year, the construction period is 4 years and 6 months, and the operation period is 29 years and 7 months.

Project renderings

The project starts in Caidian District, Wuhan City, crosses with Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, crosses the Yangtze River to the southeast through Hannan District and enters Xianning City, and ends in Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, intersecting with Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway.

Project planning diagram

The total length of the project is 71.04 kilometers, of which the main bridge spanning the Yangtze River Bridge is about 2.9 kilometers long. It is constructed in accordance with the standard of two-way 6-lane expressway, with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour. There are 8 interchangeable interchanges, 4 ramp toll stations, and 1 service area. place.

Project renderings

This project is a key construction project of Hubei Province and Wuhan City in 2022. After the project is completed, it will strengthen the economic and transportation links in Wuhan, improve the system structure of the regional expressway network, give full play to the radiation and driving role of Wuhan city circle co-urbanization, and contribute to the metropolis. The formation of the urban spatial structure in the district provides strong support, promotes the implementation of the strategy of the rise of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the central region, and facilitates the construction of a transportation powerhouse. Editor/Zhao E