BEIJING - CHINA has opened its first tunnel under its longest river, the Yangtze, a 2 billion yuan (S$421.3 million) engineering feat to ease traffic congestion in the central city of Wuhan, local media reported on Monday.

The 3.63 kilometres (2.26 mile), four-lane tunnel, which opened on Sunday, would cut the travel time from the city's eastern shore to the Hankou business district to seven minutes from the usual 30, the Shanghai Daily said, citing local authorities.

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Posted by boyang at December 29, 2008 5:26 AM