[Successful Signing of G7611 Xichang Shangri La Sichuan Expressway Project]Recently, Sichuan Highway and Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Road and Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., signed the "General Contracting Contract for the Construction of ZCB-3 Contract Section of the G7611 Xichang Shangri La Sichuan Expressway Project" with Sichuan Xixiang Expressway Construction and Development Co., Ltd., and the Road and Bridge Group will undertake the general contracting task for the construction of ZCB-3 Contract Section of the G7611 Xichang Shangri La Sichuan Expressway Project. The project content of this agreement is the construction of the ZCB-3 contract section (AK18+861~C5K134+440, M10K8+166) of the Sichuan Expressway from Xichang to Shangri La on the G7611 line ˉ M7K40+003.675) construction, mainly responsible for temporary engineering, roadbed, pavement, bridge and culvert, tunnel, intersection engineering, traffic safety, greening, housing construction, electromechanical, smart highway construction, and corresponding engineering restoration during the defect liability period. The total contract amount is approximately 32.408 billion yuan. The total construction period of the contract section is 54 months. The construction of this project is of great significance for improving the national and Sichuan Yunnan highway network, constructing a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation corridor in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, driving the development of tourism, mineral and cultural resources, and promoting high-quality economic development in the Panxi region. After the completion and opening to traffic, the history of no highways in Yanyuan and Muli counties will come to an end. Editor/Zhao E
On July 27, 2026, the autonomous region of Aragon in Spain approved the overall plan for a joint venture battery factory between CATL and Strantis. The 4.1 billion euro project will land in Zaragoza, with a production capacity of 50GWh and the potential to create 4000 jobs. The factory covers an area of 367000 square meters, and the funds are mostly used for infrastructure and production equipment. Due to the lag in visa and accommodation facilities for foreign personnel, the factory's production will be postponed from the end of 2026 to early 2027. A large number of Chinese technical personnel are required for construction, and the local authorities are promoting the planning of temporary dormitories to ensure construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On July 25, 2026, the Tongjiang Extra Large Bridge of Heilongjiang Jiatong Railway completed all beam erection work, and the main project was successfully completed, marking the end of the construction of the main line of Jiatong Railway. The bridge has a total length of over 10 kilometers and is the longest newly-built bridge in the China Europe East Passage port section. As the core control project of the entire line, the bridge will greatly enhance the traffic capacity of Tongjiang Port and increase the freight capacity by more than three times after it is put into operation. The project adopts a bridge instead of road scheme to adapt to frozen soil environment, save black soil resources, and assist in the transportation of bulk commodities for foreign trade at the port.Editor/Gong Ziwei