shanghai

In Shanghai there are celebrations for the opening of a spectacular toll bridge and tunnel expressway linking Chongming Island in the mouth of the Changjiang (Yangste) River. Named the Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge Expressway it consists of an 8.9km (5.5 mile) tunnel between Shanghai's Pudong area and a small island, and then a 10km (6 mile) cable stay bridge to the large Chongming Island.