A new road tunnel under the Yangtze in Wuhan is to open to traffic on 28 December, said Hubei provincial website. The 3.6km tunnel will connect the city’s two major districts, Wuchang and Hankou. Its capacity will allow 52,000 vehicles to cross each day at a top speed of 50 kph. As a trial, the four-lane tunnel will open only from 6am to 10pm in the first year and 6am to 12pm in the second year. It has been built to withstand an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale, according to Xinhua.
There are five Yangtze bridges in Wuhan, and a sixth is under construction.