| A bulldozer runs in a newly completed tunnel under the Yangtze River in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on December 24, 2008. China's first road tunnel beneath the Yangtze River will start a three-month trial operation on Sunday. The 3.6-km, bi-directional four-lane road tunnel would cut travel time to 7 minutes from half an hour between the city's major areas. The 1.7-billion-yuan ($250 million) project began in November 2004 as one of the city's efforts to improve transportation infrastructure and relieve congested roads. (Xinhua) |
