Construction of the
Shanghai's first multi-level underground traffic interchange has
begun at Siping Road Station on Line No. 8 subway, Oriental
Morning Post reported today.
The three-level
underground traffic interchange will comprise a road above Line No.
8, and Line No. 10 will be built at the bottom level, the report
said.
The 1.3-kilometer
underground road runs two ways with four lanes and strides the
crossroads of Siping Road and Dalian Road in Yangpu District. It
will help divert traffic flow and be convenient for metro
passengers, the report said.
Construction of the Line
No. 10 will start after the road is built, the report
said.
Line No. 10, running
from Qibao in Minhang District to Pudong New Area, is expected to
open before the 2010 Shanghai World Expo while Line No. 8, which
goes from Shiguang Road to Shanghai South Railway Station, will
open on December 28.
The city also plans to
build another 50 underground traffic interchanges across the city
to ease congestion, the report said.
(Shanghai Daily
December 18, 2007)