China’s First Undersea Tunnel Opened to Traffic in Xiamen

Date: 2010-4-26 21:58:00 by shyoto Tags: xiamen Transportation Undersea Tunnel

On April 26, China’s first undersea tunnel, which connects the southeastern Fujian Province with Xiamen Island, was opened to traffic.

The 8.7-km tunnel, built at a cost of 3.2 billion yuan ($468 million), was designed for driving speed of about 80 km per hour and is expected to cut travel time between the two areas from an hour to just nine minutes, Xinhua reported.

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