It will relieve the mounting navigation pressure on the Yangtze, help boost regional development and bolster economic circulation.
China recently broke ground on a $11.33 billion waterway project along the Yangtze River that is expected to almost double the annual throughput capacity of the Three Gorges shipping hub.
Technologies like AI, digital twins, and vehicle-road-cloud coordination are being applied on highways, in ports, and across urban transport systems.
China’s transport network is getting smarter and greener as well.
Under its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the country has pledged to develop a modern infrastructure system through a series of major transport projects.
Across the transport sector, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins and vehicle-road-cloud coordination are being applied on highways, in ports and across urban transport systems.
In south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the 134.2 kilometer Pinglu Canal has achieved full-channel connectivity and entered the final phase ahead of its expected inauguration in September this year. It will accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tonnes and become one of the world’s highest-grade river-to-sea shipping canals, a state-controlled media outlet reported.
The final bridge on the Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed railway in southwest China was recently completed, paving the way for the line’s planned opening next year.
And Beijing’s subway line 22, jointly built and operated by the capital city and neighboring Hebei Province, is expected to be ready for service by year-end.
Fixed-asset investment in the transport sector reached 894.4 billion yuan in the first four months of the year, according to the country’s Ministry of Transport.
China’s transport network, which is getting smarter and greener, now spans more than 6 million kilometres in length.
An intelligent expressway section opened Monday in Guangxi. Over 7,800 kilometres of expressways across the country have already undergone digital and intelligent upgrades, with a batch of smart highway projects now in operation.
At sea, the world’s largest pure-electric intelligent container ship set sail from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port on April 15 this year. The vessel uses containerised battery packs as its primary power source, and is expected to save 580 tonnes of fuel and cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1,400 tonnes annually.
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