en.Wedoany.com Reported - Dimension News, the Pinglu Canal hub project recently completed the installation of metal structures, marking the full completion of the main construction of the three major shipping hubs: Madao, Qishi, and Qingnian. This installation work was jointly advanced by China Energy Engineering Group Gezhouba Mechanical and Electrical Construction Co., Ltd. and other participating units, covering a series of key equipment such as miter gates, bulkhead gates, radial gates, crane runway beams, trolleys, working valves, and hydraulic hoists.
The miter gate is the core component of the metal structures in a shipping hub. A total of 24 miter gates were installed across the three hubs of the Pinglu Canal, with the largest one reaching a height of 39.08 meters and a total weight of 1,311.5 tons (including embedded parts). The construction team faced challenges such as high-frequency heavy lifting, heavy-tonnage individual components, and narrow working spaces. They adopted segmented manufacturing and installation techniques, using 3D digital models for simulation and calibration, controlling the butt joint error of each section to the millimeter level to ensure precise alignment of the metal structures.
Cheng Yaofei, Commander of the Pinglu Canal Engineering Construction Headquarters, introduced that the cumulative estimated investment completion rate of the project has reached 95.5%, the waterway engineering is approximately 93% formed, and the overall progress exceeds 95%. The next phase of the project will focus on advancing the commissioning of hub equipment, accelerating the remaining earth and rock excavation and supporting engineering construction, to ensure the goal of completion and navigation by September 2026 is achieved.
The Pinglu Canal is a backbone project of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, with a total length of 134.2 kilometers. It is constructed to Class I inland waterway standards and can accommodate 5,000-tonne vessels. Upon completion and opening to navigation, the canal will open a river-sea intermodal transport channel for the southwest region to go south to the sea via the main stream of the Xijiang River, promoting industrial chain and supply chain collaboration between the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone and regions such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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