STORY: Major water bridge in China's Hefei wins international award
DATELINE: June 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:02
LOCATION: HEFEI, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the water bridge
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JI MINGHUI, Project manager, Steel Structure Construction Co., Ltd. of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group
3. various of the water bridge

STORYLINE:

A major water bridge in China's Hefei has recently won an international award.

The long aqueduct on Pihe River in Feixi County of Hefei is one of the award-winning projects at this year's International Bridge Conference (IBC) held in Washington.

The steel aqueduct, which is 246 meters long, is the world's longest-span steel structure of its kind.

It's a key part of a mega water diversion project to divert water from China's Yangtze River to the Huaihe River.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JI MINGHUI, Project manager, Steel Structure Construction Co., Ltd. of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group
"We have many innovative designs. The structure can bear a load ranging from zero to 20,000 tonnes, which means the bridge won't collapse under 20,000 tonnes of water and its shape won't change when there is zero pressure. That's one point.
Secondly, the whole bridge is made of stainless steel composite plates. This ensures that the drinking water is eco-friendly."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China.
(XHTV)