Main Span of Jialing River Grand Bridge Completed, Travel Time Slashed
Main span of the Jialing River Grand Bridge in Sichuan, Chinese mainland, is complete, cutting Langzhong-Yingshan travel from 2.5 hours to 40 minutes.
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Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Rail Bridge Tops Out First Tower
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Engineers from the Chinese mainland rotated two 5,000-tonne beams above a live Shanghai maglev line, completing a 60° aerial ballet in one hour with millimeter precision.
Chinese mainland Mega-Projects Boost Tanzania’s Trade 🚢🌉
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Ethiopia Breaks Ground on Africa’s Largest Airport Hub
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