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Congratulations！Mainland of China’s first undersea tunnel in Xiamen Completed

November 5, Xiamen, PRC China Xinhua China's first cross-harbor tunnels -Xiamen Xiang'an tunnel took four years of construction, today Completed. The tunnel length of 8.695 kilometers, the tunnel under the deepest in the sea level about 70 meters from my country is fully independent design and construction. The design life of 100 years. Linking it suits China's conditions for the exploration tunnel construction technology, for similar projects under construction with milestone significance.

Reporters on the scene saw the owner of the tunnel consists of two lines in the hole-hole and a service composition. The main hole wide and 17.2 meters and 12 meters high, which can drive three vehicles. Linking, the Xiamen Island and the Xiang'an District's drive to be a half an hour, reduced to 8 minutes, greatly promoting the development and construction of the Economic Zone.

It is to rely on independent innovation, Xiang'an tunnel safety has been the greatest degree of security. Its anti-corrosion, anti-seepage water retention are the highest level, can resist 8 earthquake, world-class levels of construction technology, engineering, quality, 100% pass rate, was determined to become the Ministry of Transport, one of the country's three model projects.

According to statistics, from the Xiang'an tunnel excavation, abandoned shipped about 2.35 million cubic meters of earth and stone, almost filled the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Supporting bolt, steel frame, steel net, steel and other steel lining of about 5 million tons, equivalent  to 7 Eiffel Tower. At present, the world has built a cross-harbor tunnel under construction in more than 20, mainly in Europe, Japan and China's Hong Kong region.