Changsha Xiangya Road River-Crossing Tunnel in China Opened to Traffic

On July 5th, 2024, Changsha Xiangya Road river-crossing tunnel was opened to traffic. The tunnel is the largest diameter shield machine tunnel in the Hunan Province of China. The opening of the tunnel will effectively alleviate traffic pressure on the nearby Yinpenling Bridge and Yingpan Road Tunnel, achieving the goal of interconnected networks and smooth traffic.

The tunnel was constructed using CRCHI (China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited) large-diameter slurry TBM "Xingsheng". The TBM started the left line tunnelling on March 30th, 2021 and started the right line tunnelling on June 20th, 2022. The tunnel was broke through on March 12th, 2023 and was opened to traffic this month.