On October 14, 2022, the construction of the largest single-span bridge under construction in Tianjin, the Xizhonghuan Expressway cross-sea River Bridge, was officially started by China Railway 18th Bureau Group on the eve of the Party's 20th victory.
It is understood that the project is the key construction project of Binhai New Area in 2022, and it is also one of the major projects to implement the double-port collection and transportation project in the ten major projects of Bincheng construction in 2022. The project starts from Jintang Highway and ends at the second phase of Haihe River south section of West Central District, with a total length of about 2.5km. The main line adopts two-way 8-lane urban expressway standard, and the design speed is 80km/h. The project mainly includes road works, bridge works, rain and sewage works, lighting works, traffic works, green works and smart city facilities. After the completion of the project, it is of great significance to improve the collection and transportation system of Tianjin Port, resolve the traffic contradiction between port and city, serve the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and jointly build the Belt and Road.