The reporter learned from the Nanjing transportation department that the main line project of the expansion project from Longhua Interchange to Zhangdian Hub Section of National Highway 312 (hereinafter referred to as "312 National Highway Expansion Project") to realize the expansion of the external communication road in Jiangbei area of Nanjing was officially put into operation on the 28th after successfully passing the completion acceptance on the 26th of this month.
The 312 National Highway Expansion Project is located in Pukou District, Nanjing. The project starts from the west side of Pukou Longhua Interchange, uses the old route to the west through Jiangpu Street and Wuli Bridge, and ends at Zhangdian Hub, with a total length of 692 km. Starting point to Wuli Bridge interchange section 5068 kilometers, using the old road to build a new two-way six-lane viaduct scheme expansion;The Wuli Bridge is interconnected to the end section 1852 kilometers, using the old road on both sides of the reconstruction of the two-way eight-lane road scheme expansion. The project is classified as a first-class highway with a design speed of 100 km/h.
The staff of Nanjing Highway Development Center told reporters that the construction of the 312 National Highway expansion project has excavated the old roadbed from the Longhua Interchange to the Wuli Bridge Interchange section of the old Ninghe Highway, and built a new urban viaduct, making the new 312 National Highway Jiangbei section no longer like a "wall" across the central area of Pukou District, which not only effectively promotes the organic connection between the north and south of Pukou City, but also releases nearly 270 acres of rare land resources under the bridgeThe new setting of Shanghe Street Interchange further optimizes the road network structure of Pukou urban area for rapid access to the expressway, and residents in the core area of Jiangbei New Area and the central urban area of Pukou District can save about 15 minutes on the expressway.
The reporter learned that the completion and opening of the 312 National Highway expansion project will greatly enhance the service capacity of the Ninghe transportation channel, enhance the service level of the national transportation channel along the Yangtze River, improve the "ring beam" road network system in Nanjing, and effectively boost the process of regional new urbanization construction and better serve the development of Nanjing's Jiangbei region.
*: Nanjing Morning Post.