On July 5, 2022, the commencement ceremony of the bridge reconstruction project of the Baihe River and the Henan-Hubei border shipping project was officially held in Xinye County, Henan Province. It is reported that this marks that Nanyang City has taken a new step towards connecting rivers and seas, and the formation of a three-dimensional modern transportation network system of air, rail, public and water is accelerating.

Shipping Project from Baihe River to Henan and Hubei Province

The shipping project from Baihe Nanyang to Henan and Hubei Province is one of the two main trunks in the upper reaches of the Tangbai River waterway advocated by the State Council's "Han River Ecological Economic Belt Development Plan" and has been included in the "Henan Province Inland Waterway and Port Layout Plan (2022-2035)" Implementation of the project during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The project plans to build more than 80 kilometers of three-level waterway with a load of 1,000 tons, build four cascade hubs, Baoying, Sanhe, Wangji, and Xindianpu, rebuild 9 bridges that obstruct navigation, and build Nanyang Port Huangtaigang Operation Area and Xinye Port Area In the suburban operation area, a total of 8 1,000-ton berths will be built, with an estimated total investment of about 11.621 billion yuan.

The implementation of the Baihe Navigation Project will help the central urban area of Nanyang to deeply connect with the golden waterway of the Yangtze River. It is a key support point for Nanyang to build a modern provincial sub-central city, an important growth point for Nanyang's economic and social development, and has a strong impact on the economic development of southwestern Henan. radiative driving ability.

The bridge reconstruction project started this time includes 9 Baihe bridges including Xinxing, Nanhuan Road, Daqiao Road, X039, S239, Waying, Shiying, Beihuan Road, Xinye Avenue, etc. The total construction and installation cost is 1.689 billion yuan. The start of construction of these bridges marks the official start of construction of the node project of the Baihe Navigation Project, and is a key step for the entire Baihe Navigation Project to move from the early stage to the construction stage. It is of great significance to integrate the three-dimensional transportation network and promote the transformation of the transportation location advantage to the hub economic advantage. Editor/He Yuting