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Canal to boost flood control

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-16

CONSTRUCTION on a canal will start in Changning District at the end of the year to improve flood control in Changning and Minhang districts, local water authorities said yesterday. The nearly 5-kilometer canal...

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The shape of Shiliupu

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-14

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Upgrades for 13 city parks

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-14

THIRTEEN of the city's old parks are being upgraded this year. The parks were originally scheduled for upgrades next year, Xinmin Evening News reported today. The parks include Changfeng Park, Shanghai Botanical...

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Cleanup time

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-2

SHANGHAI government officials said yesterday that 14,000 families living in old houses in the downtown area had been relocated and about 365,000 square meters of shabby houses had been demolished during the first five...

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Giant shopping mall set to open

Metro | Urban construction
2009-7-1

THE city's biggest shopping mall will be open by the end of the year in the Dapuqiao area in Luwan District. It will include the Metro Line 9 Dapuqiao Station and all the Metro entrances will be in the mall, Shanghai...

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Promenade strides ahead

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-26

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Tunnel closure

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-26

THE Dapu Road Tunnel, the city's oldest passage under the Huangpu River, will be closed to traffic next month for renovations after 38 years in service. Cross-river traffic from Shanghai's Xuhui District in Puxi...

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Housing breaks ground

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-25

CONSTRUCTION began yesterday on New Jiangqiao Town, one of the city's 15 new large residential communities planned by the local government to offer affordable housing to families with mid to low incomes. The...

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Demolition of historic club to go ahead

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-23

DESPITE pleas from architectural experts, a real estate developer is to go ahead with plans to demolish the 106-year-old Shanghai Rowing Club to make way for a new construction project. Demolition was suspended...

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Bund road project finishes key stage

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-19

THE Bund road tunnel builder said yesterday that it completed a critical part of the project on Sunday, successfully digging past Metro Line 2, just meters above the railway tunnel. The Metro tunnel will be monitored...

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Shaanxi Rd to get makeover

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-15

THE downtown Jing'an District will renovate the historic buildings on Shaanxi Road N. to improve their attraction for Expo visitors. As many as 19 historic buildings - including the Ohel Rachel Synagogue and Taiping...

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Shipyard site to be turned into fun zone

Metro | Urban construction
2009-6-10

WORK has begun on turning an old shipyard and a 1.3-kilometer stretch of the Huangpu River near Lujiazui into a major sightseeing area and entertainment complex. The new "East Bund" zone, located about 200 meters...

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15b yuan bank loan set to fuel development of city island

Metro | Urban construction
2009-5-28

A GROUP of seven Chinese banks yesterday granted a 15 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) joint loan to help complete major industrial and environmental projects on Shanghai's Changxing Island. The money will be used...

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Makeover for the Bund

Metro | Urban construction
2009-5-27

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Basketball stadium to be worthy of the NBA

Metro | Urban construction
2009-5-25

BAOSHAN District is building Chinese mainland's second NBA-standard basketball court, due to be completed in October next year. The Baoshan Sports Center will be at 700 Yongqing Road, where the Baochen Stadium...