Hangzhou Bay Bridge Opens
A view of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province. The world's longest bridge across the sea has been open to traffic on May 1. [Xinhua]
This bridge crosses the spaciousHangzhou Bay and connects Jiaxing and Ningbo, two prosperous cities in East China’s Zhejiang Province.
It's been finished since last summer. But yesterday, the world's longest trans-oceanic bridge opened for traffic here in China. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is 36 kilometers of 6 lane traffic that links Shanghai and Ningbo, and will reduce the driving time between the two cities on the Yangtze River Deltafrom 4 hours to around two. The massiveproject cost 11.8 billion Yuan, but is expected to reap long-term economicbenefits for the region.
译文:
杭州湾跨海大桥试运营通车
在中国东部的浙江省宁波看到的杭州湾大桥.世界上最长的跨海大桥于5月1日试运营通车.[新华社]
该桥横跨壮观的杭州湾,连接中国东部浙江省的两座繁荣城市--嘉兴和宁波.
自去年夏天,该桥已基本建成.但是直至昨天,这一世界上最长的跨海大桥开始通车.杭州湾大桥全长36公里,有6个车道,连接上海和宁波两座城市,从而使长江三角洲上的这两城市间的行车时间从4小时缩至2小时左右.这一巨大工程耗资118亿元.但是定会给这一地区带来巨大的经济收益.