Deck sections installed on new Huangpu bridge
The tower of the Kunyang Road Bridge, the 13th bridge across the river, rises over the Huangpu River.
Parts of the bridge deck were installed in a new bridge over the Huangpu River on Saturday, another milestone in the project to link Minhang and Fengxian districts by 2020.
The 1,940-meter Kunyang Road bridge, the 13th across the river, will connect Kunyang Road in Minhang and the Puwei Highway in Fengxian, relieving congestion on other bridges and thoroughfares in the southwest of the city, according to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Road and Bridge Group, the city’s major bridge constructor.
A 700-ton crane ship raised a 380-ton piece of bridge deck to another two cranes installed on the tower in the middle of the river. The piece was then installed and stayed with cables.
A total of 32 such pieces will make up the deck of the bridge, a double-layer bridge with the upper level for vehicles and the lower level for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge will be served by eight elevators with a capacity of 5 tons each, for pedestrians and bikes.
Traffic on part of the busy waterway was suspended temporarily to during the installation. The city maritime safety authority deployed 18 ships to secure the construction area and ensure safety. About 2,000 ships pass through the location every day.
The main tower of the bridge will be 136 meters high. Prefabrication has been widely used for the first time on a bridge across the river, minimizing disruption to shipping while reducing noise and pollution.
Upon completion, residents in the two districts have much easier access to both of the city's two airports in Hongqiao and Pudong.
A crane ship and two other cranes on the tower lift a piece of prefabricated deck onto the tower of the Kunyang Road Bridge on Saturday.
Traffic on the busy Huangpu River is partly suspended on Saturday for the deck installation.
The main tower of the bridge will rise 136 meters over the busy waterway.
