CCCC First Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CCCC-FHEC) was awarded the BT Contract on April 10 to rebuild and turnover Nanxun Section of National Highway G318 under the project to rebuild the section of G318 between Nanxun and Wuxing, with a contract value of CNY 2.28 billion.
The project was bidden by a joint venture between CCCC – FHEC and CCCC- Investment Company Limited (CCCCIC) with CCCC-FHEC being the leading bidder. The Project is to be executed in three phases with a planned construction period of 42 months. The overall length of the highway to be rebuilt under the contract will be 30.862 km, including 28.55 km long main line and 2.312 km long Jiuguan Connecting Line, 11 large bridges totaling 2940 m long, and 29 medium and small bridges totaling 1621 m long. The main line is designed to be a two-way six-lane Grade A highway with a design traffic speed of 80 km/h and with a subgrade of 32 m wide (except the subgrade for the section between K6+500 and K13+763.206 of the main line, which will be widened to 48.5 m). The connecting line will be designed to a Grade B highway with a design speed of 60 km/h and with a subgrade of 12 m wide. The major scope of the works will include the construction and erection of the subgrade, bridges and culverts, pavement, traffic safety facilities, landscaping, and lighting system as well as remedial works during the defect liability period.
The project is another important highway works in Huzhou City after the construction and completion of Binhu Avenue and Outer Ring Road in the city, which, upon its completion, will promote the construction of a specialized zone for industries with local characteristics in the southern Taihu Lake region in Huzhou and produce significant influence on the economic development along Changhushen Waterways.()