While the above-mentioned longest road tunnel is impressive at 15.2 miles, and the 35.4-mile-longGotthard Base Tunnelin Switzerland is the world's longest rail tunnel,neither hold a candle to the 105-mile tunnel hiding underneath the Hudson Valley in New York State(below). The Longest Tunnel ...
The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, completed tunneling on the morning of December 30, paving the way for the opening of a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time...
In addition, the tunnel will significantly improve communication between the North and the South, fostering closer ties among ethnic groups and promoting balanced regional growth, according to Li. This photo taken on Dec. 30, 2024, shows a ceremony held to mark the drill-through of the Tianshan...
The 319.72-kilometer Urumqi-Yuli Expressway winds its way through the Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The route, which includes the world's longest expressway tunnel, the 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, will open to traffic in 2025. LIU JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China com...
The tunnel is part of Beijing's east sixth ring road project. The deepest section of the tunnel, which is 75 meters underground, is the deepest underground tunnel in Beijing. In June, the west tunnel of the project was the first to be drilled through. The east tunnel was just drilled th...
Once the Brenner Base Tunnel is completed, it will be the longest railway tunnel in the world. Built between Fortezza and Innsbruck, it will reduce travel times from 80 to 20 minutes. The project is largely carried out by Webuild, using innovative techniques such as freezing. Currently, the ...
The 6.7-km tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel.It's designed to have a service life of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridges.Environmental factors were considered while building ...
In the past, when a family member had an emergency, and we needed to go to northern Xinjiang for medical treatment, we would drive up the mountain and might encounter road closures due to heavy snow at altitudes above 3,000 meters," said Baye. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel stands as a ...
The tunnel is the world's longest underse a tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the se a are a above the tunnel.The bridge's engineers had to think of many environmental factors(因素) in order to protect the surrounding(周围的) environment while ...
The tunnel, whose official name is Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, will also be the longest combined road and rail tunnel anywhere in the world. It will comprise two double-lane motorways – separated by a service passageway – and two electrified rail tracks. “Today, if you were to take a trai...