"The road has really changed, not only the carriageway is wider, but there are also street lights and greenery on both sides, which is both clean and beautiful. At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 24th, Ms. Jiang, who works on Jianghan Road, couldn't help but sigh when she drove past Hualou Street, but she didn't expect this old street to have a new look.
Aerial view of Hualou Street after the renovation. Photo by Yangtze River reporter Yang Sihan.
The renovation of Hualou Street Road is one of the sub-projects of the second phase of the reconstruction project of the southern area of Jianghan District, Hankou Historical District, and the reconstruction scope is from Hualou Street Traffic Road to Minsheng Road, adjacent to Wanda Plaza, with a length of about 325 meters.
The reconstruction of the first bid section of the EPC of the road renovation and upgrading project includes Jianghan 1st Road, Jianghan 2nd Road, Jianghan 3rd Road, Hualou Street, Sanxin Heng Street, Autonomous Street (Minyi 4th Road - Qianjin 5th Road), Jianghan 4th Road (Jianghan Road - Qianjin 5th Road), all 7 roads are located in the core business district of Jianghan Road, and the direction is perpendicular to Jianghan Road. According to the person in charge of the first project of Wuhan Sanheng Investment Holding Group, Hualou Street, as an old street that has witnessed the changes of Hankou for a century, has spent a lot of thought on the renovation and upgrading in order not to destroy its historical and cultural charm.
The reporter saw at the scene that although it was a weekend, the road section was smooth to drive. The renovation and upgrading project has canceled the roadside parking spaces, the driving lane has changed from the original one strand to two strands, and the bright yellow separation belt on both sides separates the driving lane from the non-motorized lane, which not only releases the new driving space to relieve traffic pressure, but also ends the previous "machine non-mixed" situation and improves the safety of the road section.
Walking to the sidewalk, the granite gray bricks with a thickness of 6 cm are smooth and clean, and the square at the intersection of the traffic is also made of Houshan West black stone, carved 66m 8The 4-meter 1951 "New Wuhan City Street Detail" ground carving, which clearly shows the name and regional location of the predecessor of Hualou Street, and at the same time marks the name and regional location of the iconic streets and alleys that have been used at that time and even today.
Looking into the distance, the floor tiles are laid in a water ripple pattern, and the color is light to dark. The person in charge of the Wuhan bridge project said that Wuhan takes the two rivers into the arms, the river is wide and the tide is surging, and Jianghan Road is adjacent to the Yangtze River.
The renovation also transplanted trees in the middle of the sidewalk to the side of the road, making room for the entrance of our store. The owner of the optical shop on the side of the road told reporters that in the past, these big trees were on the sidewalk, and it was inconvenient for pedestrians to come and go, but now they have not only moved to the side of the road, but also installed rest seats and flower beds, beautifying the environment while bringing convenience to the citizens and shops.
It is understood that at present, Jianghan 3rd Road and 3xin Hengjie are also under active construction, and other roads will also start construction one after another, and strive to complete it as soon as possible to provide a comfortable traffic environment for the general public and tourists.
(Yangtze River ** reporter Yang Sihan correspondent Qi Guangqi Fang Rong).