Reform of work in the Bund in Shanghai
September 23rd, 2008 | by admin |
Important work will be carried out by the Expo 2010 on the Bund in Shanghai as announced by the press this week. In fact, it is planned to divert traffic below the current route through a tunnel.
For this reason, the intersection of Yan’anlu viaduct connecting the Bund, also known as “the first exchange in Asia” was closed to traffic on February 23, 2008.
Under this project to renovate the Bund, Shanghai centennial of the bridge, the famous Waibaidu bridge was closed to the public this Saturday. It will be dismantled and rebuilt. Not will reopen from March 2009.
As a reminder, this steel bridge was built in 1907. It stretches across the Suzhou River. During the period of concessions, which marked the border between Japanese and concession granting International.
Source: The People’s Daily Online and the French Xinhuanet
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