The newly completed Xuefeng Mountain Express Highway Tunnel in
central China's Hunan Province will soon make its debut with
its special lighting effects imitating the blue sky with clouds,
intended to relieve eyestrain for drivers, local newspaper
Changsha Evening News reports.
Artificial sky with
changing clouds will relieve eyestrain for drivers going through
the Xuefeng Mountain Express Highway Tunnel in central China's
Hunan Province.
As an important part of the Shaoyang-Huaihua Express Highway
that connects central, southwestern and western Hunan and its
surrounding provinces, the tunnel well considered the needs of
drivers when designing the lighting effects.
Strong lighting at the entrances of the tunnel ensures a more
gradual visual transition into the 6.95-kilometer tunnel. The next
section has soft lighting, which finally leads to the inner
sections with a ceiling of artificial sky.
The Xuefeng Mountain Express Highway Tunnel opens up the largest
barrier between Shaoyang and Huaihua, and it's the third longest
highway tunnel in China.
The Shaoyang-Huaihua Express Highway will be put into use on
November 8 after four years of construction. The tunnel will
shorten the journey from Changsha to Huaihua from eight hours to
four hours.
The Xuefeng Mountain
Express Highway Tunnel
(CRI November 3, 2007)
