On the morning of December 26, one of the supporting facilities of the Shantou Bay Cross-Sea Tunnel, the 60.5-meter-high wind tower on the north bank, was topped off, 15 days ahead of the original schedule.

The Shantou Bay Cross-Sea Tunnel is the first super-large-diameter cross-sea shield tunnel located in a seismic intensity zone of 8 degrees in China, and its construction progress has always attracted attention. According to the plan, a wind tower will be installed on the north and south banks of the tunnel. The main project of the wind tower on the south bank was completed on July 18.

With the theme of "carving" the history, the wind tower on the north bank integrates the architectural features of Shantou's traditional residential buildings, and extracts the pillar style of Shantou's residential buildings constructed by overseas Chinese returnees that combine Chinese and Western styles to form a lotus column with vertical grooves on the pillar. After the civil construction is completed, the wind tower on the north bank will continue to be decorated with glass curtain walls and other external decorations to create an image landmark of the bay cross-sea tunnel.

Source:Shantou Daily, Dec 27, 2020

汕头海湾隧道北岸风塔封顶

12月26日上午，汕头海湾隧道配套设施之一——高度为60.5米的北岸风塔实现封顶，比原定工期提前了15天。

汕头海湾隧道是国内第一座地处8度地震烈度带的超大直径越海盾构隧道，其建设进展一直备受关注。根据规划，隧道南北岸各设一座风塔。南岸风塔主体工程已于7月18日完工。

  北岸风塔主题是“刻”画历史，融合汕头传统民居建筑特征，提取汕头侨乡民居中西合璧的柱子风格，形成一种带有柱身竖向凹槽的莲花柱形式。在完成土建施工后，北岸风塔将接续进行玻璃幕墙等外部的装饰，打造成为海湾隧道的形象地标。

来源：汕头日报2020-12-27