Tunnel
| Entrance to the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 31°58′14″N 118°38′28″E / 31.9706°N 118.6411°E / 31.9706; 118.6411 |
| Start | Wuhaogou, Pudong |
| End | Changxing Island |
| Operation | |
| Opened | October 31, 2009 (2009-October-31) |
| Technical | |
| Construction | 2005 - 2009 |
| Length | 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) |
| Number of lanes | 2 x 3 |
The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel starts on the south bank of the Yangtze at Wuhaogou, Pudong and ends in the south of Changxing Island. It is 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) in length, and has two stacked levels. The upper level is for a motorway, and has three lanes in each direction, with a designed speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). The lower level is reserved for a future Shanghai Metro line.
The tunnelling was completed using two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ever built. The TBMs were 15.43m in diameter, 135m long, and weighed 2,300t.
Read more about this topic: Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel And Bridge
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