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World's longest expressway tunnel under construction in China's Xinjiang
By Xinhua Published: Dec 30, 2024 01:35 PM
An aerial drone photo shows the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

An aerial drone photo shows the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)


 
Workers operate at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Workers operate at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)


 
A worker takes measurements at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A worker takes measurements at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)


 
Workers operate at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 19, 2020.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Workers operate at the construction site of Tianshan Shengli tunnel along the expressway linking Urumqi and Yuli County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 19, 2020.The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli tunnel, world's longest expressway tunnel, will soon be drilled through. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)