New Chinese Highway Collapses after Two Days
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A new highway in China's Yunnan Province collapsed just two days after it opened.
The Xinsan highway, stretching 57 miles, is one of the Chinese Communist Party's "glory projects." It was set to be unveiled for the CCP's 90th anniversary on July 1.
But despite warnings from the construction team that they were being rushed, the deadline was absolute. State media reported that if the local government failed to meet the deadline, they would have to foot the bill themselves instead of getting money from the central government.
Then heavy storms crumbled the earth beneath the roads, washing a section of it into the valley below, killing two people and injuring two more.
This isn't the only setback for projects rushed to completion before the July 1 anniversary. The new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail had its second power failure on Tuesday, just two weeks after it was launched.
And the world's longest sea bridge in Qingdao, which was opened two weeks ago, was criticized after lighting and safety barriers weren't completed.
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A new highway in China's Yunnan Province collapsed just two days after it opened.
The Xinsan highway, stretching 57 miles, is one of the Chinese Communist Party's "glory projects." It was set to be unveiled for the CCP's 90th anniversary on July 1.
But despite warnings from the construction team that they were being rushed, the deadline was absolute. State media reported that if the local government failed to meet the deadline, they would have to foot the bill themselves instead of getting money from the central government.
Then heavy storms crumbled the earth beneath the roads, washing a section of it into the valley below, killing two people and injuring two more.
This isn't the only setback for projects rushed to completion before the July 1 anniversary. The new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail had its second power failure on Tuesday, just two weeks after it was launched.
And the world's longest sea bridge in Qingdao, which was opened two weeks ago, was criticized after lighting and safety barriers weren't completed.