The Heilongjiang River Road Bridge is a low pylon, cable-stayed structure.
Silk Road redo China and Russia collaborate on a cross-border bridge and highway as part of a new trade route. By Steve Cockerell
Expanded trade route Talk of a cross-border road bridge from China’s Heilongjiang Province to Russia’s Amur Oblast began longer than 28 years ago. Negotiators created a shared vision for the first road crossing of the Heilongjiang River (known as the Amur River in Russia), as well as the logistics of a collaborative design and construction project. The completed structure will be a vital link in the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and part of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The bridge will shorten the trade route to Far East Russia by 3,500 kilometers and increase cargo turnover tenfold, fueling expansion beyond the port cities of Heihe, China and Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The heads of state signed the protocol for construction of the Hei- longjiang River Road in September 2015. Construction began in No- vember 2016, with the bridge scheduled to open in October 2019. The agreement called for China to build approximately 6.5 kilometers of the structure, starting in Changfatun Village, a suburb of Heihe City. Russia will build 13.4 kilometers, starting in Canikulgan Village. The Russian team is also tasked with connecting the two bridge sections. Incremental launching Part of the Heilongjiang Province Construction Group, Long Jian Road & Bridge is a state-owned enterprise with a global reputation for no- table road and bridge construction projects. The contractor chose the incremental launching method for construction of the bridge, which is
The CNY 2.4 billion Heilongjiang River Road Bridge connects Heihe, Chi- na to Blagoveshchensk, Russia, making it the first highway connection in the trade route between northeastern China and Far East Russia. The 19.9-kilometer route incorporates a 1,284-meter cable-stayed bridge spanning the sensitive Black River Basin. The location has extreme seasonal temperature variations and strict en- vironmental protection. An ambitious, three-year construction sched- ule was planned to lessen the impact of these challenging conditions. As the contractor responsible for all civil construction, Long Jian Road & Bridge Co., Ltd. implemented a BIM approach based on Bentley applications during project delivery. ProjectWise’s collaborative con- struction management and information sharing platform optimized project coordination and improved the contractor's project manage- ment efficiency by 25 percent.
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