ABSTRACT
The planning study of Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge Project (Chongming Crossing) was incepted from 90s of last century. The preliminary preparatory work has lasted 11 years. In May 1993, the National Scientific Committee held the ‘Yangtze River mouth crossing significant technical-economical challenges – early stage work meeting’.After one year special investigation, the ‘Preliminary study report of significant technical challenges of ‘Yangtze River Crossing’was prepared. The pre-feasibility study report was prepared in March 1999. In August 2001, the international concept competition was developed and the ‘Southern Tunnel & Northern Bridge’ solution was defined. The National Planning Committee approved the project proposal in December 2002. The feasibility study report was approved by the National Development and Reform Committee in November 2004. The preliminary design was approved by the Ministry of Communication in July 2005 and total investment of 12.616 billion RMB was approved for the project.
