Outside Changchun university. A green and pleasant land!

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Comment by Richard Roman on May 31, 2013 at 22:41

From my own observation, they are not digging down to build a tunnel. I think they will go over rather than under- just my view!

Comment by Chris Knight on May 31, 2013 at 21:13

I don't know, Dave. if I go to our FAO's office, on the 12th floor, I can look right down on Weixing Square and see the excavation. It's a rectangular hole, all concreted now, which runs with the long axis running North-South. That's the Metro Station. If they are planning an expressway tunnel, it would have to travel east-west underneath the Metro Station.

However they plan it, it's interesting and fun, to try and figure it all out. LOL

Comment by Downtown David - 白大伟 on May 31, 2013 at 13:25

Chris, there is already a light rail tunnel close to the surface and the Metro will need to descend below that tunnel.  An expressway tunnel at the same grade as the light rail tunnel, tunneling under Weixing Square would also pass over the new Metro tunnels.    Further down the road, Qianjin Dajie is tunneling under Weixing dalu.  Metro tunnels are usually deeper so they can avoid all the infrastructure and utilities near the surface. From a planning perspective, constructing an expressway tunnel would be the right thing to do.

Comment by Chris Knight on May 31, 2013 at 11:54

I would imagine that they won't knock it down until after the students are let out for the summer. They need it to be able to get back and forth to their dorms.

My FOA was the one who told me that we will be moving out by the airport in three years, and at the same time, asked me if I would be interested in still working for them at that time. Apparently, it will be a number of uni's moving out there.

Comment by Richard Bennion on May 31, 2013 at 10:22

Any more info on this three-year timetable for the uni's? I am quite interested in it as have heard some rumors floating about!

Comment by Chris Knight on May 31, 2013 at 9:28

That's right, Matt. Three-year timetable for the uni's to move out by the airport.

Comment by Chris Knight on May 30, 2013 at 23:34

It can't go underground because the Metro (subway) goes straight up Renmin Da Jie. If the expressway went underground, it would have to go through the subway.

Comment by Downtown David - 白大伟 on May 30, 2013 at 22:59

Not so sure about the bridge, they did tunnel under for the light rail, when a bridge/viaduct would have been a cheaper and easier alternative. Renmin Dajie is an important street, dividing Changchun in half, connecting the train station and the most important government centers and institutions.  Why mar the street and the square with an ugly bridge.  

Comment by Chris Knight on May 30, 2013 at 22:46

Some of can speak a bit of Chinese, but that doesn't necessarily mean we can read and/or write it. Why? Is it important for this particular discussion?

Comment by liuyu on May 30, 2013 at 22:36

你会说中文吗？canyou speak chinese

 

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