Wuhan has long been known as the capital of bridge construction in the world. On March 30, 2022, the reporter learned from the Wuhan Municipal Transportation Work and Optimizing Business Environment and Safety Production Deployment Conference that Wuhan will start construction of the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge and Hannan this year. Yangtze River Bridge. The two Yangtze River bridges are the river-crossing passages for the Wuhan Metropolitan Ring Expressway, as well as the new cross-river passages connecting Wuhan to the cities of Ezhou and Xianning in the urban circle. Its completion will contribute to the integration of traffic in Wuhan city circle.

The Wuhan Metropolitan Ring Expressway project is about 360 kilometers in length and is divided into four route sections and two Yangtze River bridges. At present, the project is stepping up its preliminary work. Among them, the Hannan Yangtze River Bridge is the river crossing channel in the southwest section, and the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge is the river crossing channel in the northeast section. Planning” and the National Development and Reform Commission’s “Layout Planning of the Yangtze River Trunk Line Crossing the River (2020-2035)”.

On March 19, the Hannan Yangtze River Bridge Channel Navigation Condition Impact Assessment Report passed the review of the Ministry of Transport, and it is recommended to use bridges to cross the Guizhouwan section of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The recommended bridge location of Hannan Yangtze River Bridge is about 56.6 kilometers away from Jiayu Yangtze River Bridge and 37.1 kilometers away from Junshan Yangtze River Bridge. In the next step, the Wuhan Municipal Transportation Bureau will guide the evaluation report to obtain an official reply as soon as possible.

At present, new progress has been made in the preliminary work of the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge: the "Xingang Expressway Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge and Connection Project Application Report" has been reviewed by the expert group, and a preliminary design review meeting is planned to be held in the near future. It is understood that the entire line of the Xingang Expressway Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge adopts the highway standard construction, with a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, the bridge deck adopts a two-way eight-lane design, and the main span is 1360 meters.

Wuhan, prospering along the river, has a bright business card - "the bridge building capital of the world". Up to now, Wuhan has built 11 Yangtze River bridges. In addition to the Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge and the Hannan Yangtze River Bridge, which will be started this year, there are also the Optics Valley Yangtze River Bridge and the Baishazhou Highway-Railway Bridge under construction. Editor / Xu Shengpeng