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Yellow River tunnel under construction in Jinan, China's Shandong
By Xinhua Published: Sep 14, 2025 09:00 AM
This photo shows the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo shows the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Staff work at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)

Staff work at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Staff work at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)

Staff work at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A man works at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)

A man works at the construction site of a Yellow River tunnel in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 12, 2025. With an excavation diameter of 15.06 meters, a shield machine has bored 1,626 meters in the south line of the Yellow River tunnel in Jinan as of Friday. The Yellow River tunnel has a total length of 3,888 meters, with 3,252 meters to be excavated using a shield machine. It is designed as a six-lane, bidirectional highway with a speed limit of 60 km per hour. (Photo: Xinhua)