At 6:38 on June 8, drilling began on the first pile foundation of the Wuhan Baishazhou Rail-Road Yangtze River Bridge, invested in and constructed by the Yangtze River Coastal Railway Group and built by CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd., marking the official entry of the entire line into the main works construction stage.

It is understood that the Wuhan Baishazhou Rail-Road Yangtze River Bridge project comprises the main bridge and the approach bridges on both banks. The south bank is in Hongshan District, Wuhan, crossing the Yangtze River from Baishazhou, and the north bank is in Hanyang District, Wuhan. The main bridge is a steel truss cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 1,338 meters, located 75 meters upstream of the existing Baishazhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge. It adopts a combined form with a highway deck on the upper level and a railway deck on the lower level, carrying four railway tracks and a six-lane urban expressway.

The first pile foundation constructed this time is 43 meters long and 1 meter in diameter, located beside the Third Ring Road in Hongshan District, Wuhan, adjacent to existing municipal roads and urban underground pipelines. The construction environment is constrained and protection requirements are high. The project team held several special production meetings, actively communicated and coordinated with relevant units, and completed site surveying, raw material testing, and material preparation in advance, with the preliminary works successfully passing acceptance.

At the same time, the on-site work crew strengthened construction organization, deploying more than 40 person-times and 10 sets of equipment to fully ensure continuous, smooth, safe, and efficient construction.

"As a key project for building the Yangtze River coastal high-speed rail corridor and connecting the Wuhan-Xi'an high-speed railway, we feel a great sense of responsibility. Since entering the site, we have raced against time to seize the golden construction period," said project manager Zhou Leping. At present, more than 500 people have been mobilized to the project, the project camp has been occupied, the construction and acceptance of the rebar processing plant and mixing station have been completed, 389 meters of trestle bridge have been erected, and the construction work fronts have been fully opened up. "Next, we will continue to strictly control safety and quality, optimize process interfaces, and ensure the efficient advancement of subsequent construction."

Once completed, the Wuhan Baishazhou Rail-Road Yangtze River Bridge will be of great significance for improving the regional transportation network, strengthening the functions of the national comprehensive transportation hub, supporting the coordinated development of the regional economy, and enhancing the city's overall capacity.

Source: Science and Technology Daily