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       Since its founding 14 years ago, Suzhou Industrial Park has experienced big changes in all fields, including public transport facilities, and an increasingly convenient traffic network has been a key contributing factor to its economic growth, resulting in real estate appreciation, boosting business, and more jobs. In a sense, the development of rail transit has changed the city and the life of everyone living or working in the city.
     Suzhou Rail Transit Line 1 is highly expected by SIP people and each of its milestone achievements has become hot topic in the area. Extending from east to west and representing the main traffic flow in the city, Line 1 goes through SIP area and links up all the important business, culture, and transport hubs in the area. The stations in SIP include East Ring Road, Central Park, Xinghai Square, Jinji Lake West, Culture Expo Center, Times Square, Xinghu Street, Nanshi Street, Xingtang Street, and Zhongnan Street. It shortens the distance between Huxi and Hudong areas as well as between SIP and other areas in Suzhou, creating strong infrastructure support to next-stage development and growth.		  
 
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Shield Construction of Suzhou Rail Transit Line 1 in SIP Makes Record Progress


Pioneer XII shield machine is coming out of the tunnel

 

Two-way tunnel from Xinggang Street to Huachi Street and Expo Center is through

 

The comprehensive underground traffic system is taking shape


Pioneer XII shield machine came out of the tunnel at Huachi Street Station of Suzhou Rail Transit Line 1 on March 8, indicating the completion of two-way underground tunnel from Xinggang Street Station to Huachi Street Station through Expo Center Station. The contractor put in two shield machines into the construction. The tunnel is 6,183.39 meters long and comes all the way through Jinji Lake. The total distance of double line underwater is 3,650.98 meters, which makes it the longest underwater tunnel in China. The thin soil layer, the long distance underwater, and the high requirements on leakage control technologies, these factors make the shield construction difficult. Starting on March 19 last year, the contractor has created three new records in the city's history of rail shield construction with a monthly progress of 558 meters, daily progress of 30 meters, and 15.6 meters per shift.



March 9, 2010