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Milestone reported for construction project

Progress is being made on the construction of the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, with the State builder recently completing the box girder installation of an overpass above Xuancheng-Hangzhou Railway. The installation, completed by China Railway Construction Corp's 24th bureau in Xuancheng, Anhui province, marks a milestone in the expressway's building as it is labeled as a benchmark project for the whole construction progress, providing "valuable reference for following phases, especially in terms of the coordinating work with the neighboring transport routes," Sun Jian, project manager of the State builder, said. The expressway is a key conduit facilitating road trips between inland Chongqing and Shanghai, with a trip duration of 17 hours.

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