East part of the Eastern New Town to speed up construction
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2016 08:54
The five administrative infrastructure projects of the Eastern New Town, including the extension part of the East Zhongshan Road, the extension part of the East Xingning Road and the water linking project around the Chenlang Bridge, were launched on January 12, starting the large-scale construction of the east part of the new town. "In the following five years, an investment of 72 billion yuan will be used to improve the core part and develop the east part of the Eastern New Town." Said a person in charge from the Construction Office of the Eastern New Town.
Reportedly, in the next five years, the east part of the new town will form a new picture with industrial clusters, improved quality, flourishing urban construction and high guarantee of livelihood. The area to the west of the ecological corridor will be fully developed with flourishing business. The three major functions of finance, shipping and trade will be further promoted, and four commercial complexes will be completed, including the Light of the City, Ningbo Center, Hongwu Square and Intime City. Some other educational and health institutions will be completed and put into use, including the Art School attached to the Normal University of East China, the eastern campus of the Xiaoshi High School, the City Exhibition Hall, the new branch of the Ningbo Municipal Library, Ningbo Eye Hospital and some community hospitals. A high-end residential area around the waters will be completed, with an agreeable environment for living and business.
In this first year of the next Five-year Plan period, 600 million yuan will be invested in the construction of the infrastructure of the east part of the new town. It is estimated that by the end of the year, 7.5 kilometers of road will be made and the road system of the east part will take shape.
According to the planning, by 2020, the east part will boast 112 functional projects with the total construction area of over 12 million square meters and the completed area will cover 13 square kilometers with 60 kilometers of urban road and 140 acres of green water area. There will be over 2,500 various kinds of enterprises in the area, with 80,000 permanent residents and a working population 150,000 people
