State contractor builds bridge to connect old revolutionary base with prosperous future

An old revolutionary base with many cultural relics, Yudu county, Jiangxi province, is set to witness faster socioeconomic development and better livelihoods, as the construction of a vital conduit in the county progresses steadily, said China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd (CR24) working in Yudu.

Connecting the north and south banks of the Yudu River, the 960-meter Jijie bridge recently achieved full linkage, which "will transform local infrastructure and accelerate development in a region with a storied Communist past", according to CR24, a unit of China Railway Construction Corp.

"The bridge will be a new landmark in the once poverty-stricken county, better connecting the county's old districts in the north with new ones in the south," said Yin Zhangyong, project manager with CR24.