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- Published: Tuesday, 26 June 2012 09:19
The underground space under construction in central urban area reaches 6.9 million square meters, more than 30 times the size of the Tianyi Square. In these areas, there will be underground parking lots, traffic lines and shops.
According to the 2004 "Special Plan for the Underground Space Development of Ningbo, The underground traffic arteries will be the east-west railroad track line 1 and the north south railroad track line 2.
According to incomplete statistic figures, by the end of 2011, Ningbo had constructed underground space of about 6.5 million square meters, 30 times the size of the Tianyi Square. Of the total, 4.4 million square meters were built during the 11th Five-year-plan Period.
In the future, Ningbo will quicken the steps in the using of the underground space. According to the planning department, by the end of the 12th Five-year-plan Period, Ningbo will have built another 15 million square meters of underground space in the central urban areas. The projects to be implemented soon will be:
The rail rapid transit project. It is estimated that the 3rd, 4th and 5th of the railroad lines will be 70% in the ground, with the underground area totaling 1.5 million square meters.
The Ningbo Railway Station project. According to the plan, the renovated Ningbo Railway Station will have 85,000 square meters of underground space.
The underground space project at the Sanjiangkou area. Around the stations along the railroad line 1 there will be an underground space of business streets and parking lots.
According to Zhejiang Provincial Tourist Administration, the Plan for the Development of Uninhabited Island and the Feasibility Report of the Uses of Uninhabited Islands for Dayang Island in Xiangshang, Ningbo--China's first island sold by public auction—passed the experts approval organized by Zhejiang Provincial Oceanic and Fishery Department. This indicates that after the owner of the island obtains the use certificate is authorized for substantial construction on the island.
According to the plan, Dayang Island is designed to be a high-end tourist resort, with yachting as its major business. The island will have 3 wharfs, with 92 berths. The island is to have 48 buildings including SPA, clubs, guestrooms, and other facilities. Priority will be given to the protection of the original landscape.
The plan gives priority to the protection of the animal and plant resources, environment and island landscape, specifying 3 bird and sand reserves. It will have facilities including a parking apron, a fishing center, a mini golf ground, and a swimming pool.
Dayang Island is in the southeast of Damuwan New Town, Xiangshan County. It is one of the 176 uninhabited islands the State Oceanic Administration announced in April 2011 and the first one that was sold by public auction. Ningbo Gaobao Investment Co., Ltd., bought the 50-year use right of the island at 20 million yuan.
The tunnel of the first phase of railroad track line 1 was broken through the other day. As a result, all the risks for the construction of the main structure of the the first phase of railroad track line 1 are removed.Meanwhile, the track laying started from June 20.
The breaking through of the tunnel is an important initial progress made since the start of the construction of the first phase of railroad track line 1.
The first phase of railroad track line 1 is 20.878 km, made of 15 underground stations and 5 elevated stations. This line has 13 underground sections, and the shield tunnelling method was adopted for the sections. Open air excavation was used for the section between the Drum Tower and the Tianyi Square.
"After the breaking through of the tunnel, our focus will shift to track laying," said Xu Yonggang. It is estimated that the track laying will be completed by the end of this year.