[Hubei Province Macheng Yangxin Expressway North Extension Project Launch Bidding]On May 30, 2023, the Hubei Provincial Electronic Tendering and Bidding Trading Platform released a bidding announcement for the MYBTZ-1 bid section of the North Extension Line of the Macheng Yangxin Expressway. The bidder was the Huanggang Municipal People's Government, with an estimated contract price of 5.15 billion yuan. The northern extension of the Macheng Yangxin Expressway starts from Qiujiadang Village to the east of Muzidian Town in Macheng City, connects with the Mayang Expressway, crosses the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway, extends northward, passes through Tangjiachong to Longmenhe Village, enters Sanhekou Town, and then extends northward along the G220 channel. It successively passes through the Hewu Railway and the Hewu section of the Shanghai Chongqing Chengdu High Speed Railway, passes west of the Sanhekou Reservoir, passes through Qianfan Village and Shangshang Village, and ends near Linjiagang at the border of Hubei and Henan provinces, It is connected to the Phase II project of the Yangxin Expressway Mall to the boundary between Henan and Hubei provinces planned by Henan Province, and the overall route runs in a north-south direction. The total length of the route is about 32 kilometers, constructed according to the standard of a two-way four lane highway, with a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour and a roadbed width of 26.0 meters. We plan to build 7517 meters/22 bridges, 8303 meters/6.5 tunnels, 3 interchanges, 1 service area, 2 toll management stations, 1 monitoring sub center, and 1 maintenance work area. The total investment is estimated to be approximately 5.15 billion yuan. Editor/Zhao E
Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Prime Minister Basarov led a delegation to visit Shandong Province, China, and held talks with Shandong Provincial Party Secretary Lin Wu. Both sides reached consensus on deepening cooperation in areas such as mechanical manufacturing and industrialization of small and medium-sized enterprises. Kyrgyzstan has proposed a plan to build 250 new production lines, covering areas such as food processing and metal processing. Enterprises in Shandong Province will provide equipment and technical support to promote the implementation of production capacity cooperation.Editor/Gao Xue
China Electric Power Construction and Montenegro State Highway Company officially signed a business contract for the MA highway project in Podgorica. The total length of the project is 23.48 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour and four lanes in both directions. This is the first general contracting project undertaken by China Electric Power Construction in Montenegro. After completion, it will improve the regional road network structure, enhance cross-border traffic efficiency, and drive economic and social development along the route.Editor/Gao Xue