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The structure of a long aqueduct was
completed as part of a mega water diversion project on Thursday in
Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said. Weighing
21,000 tonnes, the steel aqueduct sits above a canal with a span of 110
meters, which architects said is the longest span of similar structures
in the world. Designed as "a river
above a river," the aqueduct will supply water for some 13 million
people of Hefei and Lu'an cities in Anhui and also function as a two-way
shipping channel, said Yang Shanhong, one of the chief designers of the
aqueduct. It was completed nearly
two months ahead of schedule, despite the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic and floods in the summer, said Zhang Jianjin, chief engineer of
the project. The water diversion
project, at 723 km long, will take water from the Yangtze River to the
Huaihe River to supply 15 cities along the canal upon completion. The
main construction is scheduled to be completed by 2022. Enditem
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