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New river tunnel joins Wuhan under the Yangtze

AUTHORITIES in central China's Wuhan City are reviewing builders' bids for a new tunnel beneath the Yangtze River. It will be the second river tunnel at Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. "We have been studying bids forwarded by more than 30 companies... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Jan 29 2008

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