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Racetrack apartments get soundproofing

Metro | Urban construction
2009-1-5

SOUNDPROOF windows are being installed in the former Shanghai Race Course apartment complex to cut down noise. Residents in the old eight-story complex in Shanghai's downtown area have been troubled by traffic...

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Bumper year for city infrastructure

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-31

SHANGHAI has begun 12 billion yuan (US$1.76 billion) worth of major infrastructure projects this year and will make an even bigger investment in public facilities next year, government officials said yesterday. ...

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Ramp in service

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-29

A RAMP connecting the Lupu Bridge's exit to Pudong came into service yesterday morning, the Shanghai No. 1 Engineering Co announced. The 246-meter exit ramp will help relieve traffic congestion from cars using...

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3 new parks for Pudong by 2010

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-29

PUDONG New Area will have three new parks by 2010. Work on the three parks will begin next year. Zhangheng Park in the Zhangjiang area will cover 6.25 hectares and cost 55.53 million yuan (US$8.1 million). The...

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Bridge structure now complete

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-29

THE main structure of the Minpu Bridge was completed yesterday. It is the first two-story bridge across the Huangpu River and will improve traffic flow to Pudong International Airport, builders announced. Construction...

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Dapu tunnel to regain crown

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-27

DIGGING started yesterday to widen Shanghai's oldest cross-river passage -- the Dapu Road Tunnel, a key part of the city's 2010 World Expo traffic infrastructure. The 1.5-billion-yuan (US$219 million) project...

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Truck cargo to get new Pudong route

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-27

CONSTRUCTION started yesterday on the Changjiang Road W. Tunnel, designed to ease the heavy traffic now clogging the city's Outer Ring Road Tunnel and providing a new passage for container-truck freight. The...

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Work starts on city link to Jiangsu

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-27

SHANGHAI started work yesterday morning on the Chongming-Qidong Expressway, an important part of a regional project that will shorten travel time between Shanghai and the eastern Jiangsu Province by nearly half. ...

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Aerospace base

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-26

BUILDING work started on a new center for the aerospace industry in Minhang District yesterday. Four companies, all involved in spaceflight research and development, will use the site, which has a total investment...

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Archive release

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-26

THE Shanghai City Archives opened nearly 10,000 files to the public yesterday. Locals can see the newly opened archives at a service center at the Shanghai Archives on 9 Zhongshan Road E2, or at the Shanghai Archives'...

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Bus garage will ease traffic woes

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-23

THE largest parking lot for buses in Asia will open in Pudong New Area in the first quarter of next year. The Chengshan Road Parking Lot in Pudong will accommodate 1,200 buses and cover an area of about 100,000...

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Largest bus parking lot to open early 2009

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-22

THE largest bus parking lot in Asia will be opened in Pudong in the first quarter of next year for 1,200 buses, a local newspaper reported today. The Chengshan Road Parking Lot, located in Pudong New Area on an...

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By 2012, a 67-km ride underground

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-20

SHANGHAI began construction yesterday on a key segment of Metro Line 11 -- a mass-transit channel that will be the city's longest. When completed in 2012, Line 11 will link the Jiading District auto hub and Formula...

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Work begins on riverside project

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-19

CONSTRUCTION of the longest riverside public area on the west bank of the Huangpu River has begun in Xuhui District, officials said yesterday. The project, on Fengxi Road, is 3.25 kilometers long, and will be...

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Pudong to have its 'People's Square'

Metro | Urban construction
2008-12-17

CENTURY Metropolis, a 6-billion-yuan (US$876.4 million) complex of shops, offices and underground parking, dubbed as Pudong's "People's Square," started construction yesterday. The project is part of Pudong New...