The West Jinsha Road Westward Extension Project, a key project in Guangdong Province and Shantou City, has been fully resumed after the Spring Festival. The construction of the projects of Niutianyang Fast Track and the westward extension of West Jinsha Road adopts the PPP project model in a package. The projects will form the transportation backbone of the Shantou West Area, and shorten the time for connecting the express between the Niutianyang Area and the urban area from 1 hour to 15 minutes. The area will cover Shantou University, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and other institutions of higher learning, industrial parks and numerous permanent residents, which is conducive to further expanding the urban development hinterland and improving the layout of urban development.

Among others, the main line of the West Jinsha Road Westward Extension Project is 6.36 kilometers long, starting from the Hudi Road and ending at the planned Niutianyang Fast Track. The Xigang Interchange is the largest interchange along the project. Up to now, the project progress in physical shape has reached about 85%. The key operation will be the erection of steel box girders across the Xigang River, with a construction period of about 3.5 months.

Source:Shantou Daily, Feb 25, 2022

　　汕头金砂西路西延工程全面复工

　　广东省、汕头市重点项目金砂西路西延工程春节后全面复工。牛田洋快速通道和金砂西路西延工程打包采用PPP项目模式进行建设，项目将组成汕头西片区交通骨干，把牛田洋片区与市区的快捷通联从1小时缩短至15分钟，区域范围内涵盖汕头大学和广东以色列理工学院等高等院校、产业园区以及大量常住人口，有利于进一步拓展城市发展腹地、优化城市发展格局。

　　其中，金砂西路西延工程主线长6.36公里，起点为护堤路，终点为规划牛田洋快速通道。西港互通立交是工程沿线规模最大的一个互通立交，目前已完成形象进度约85%，下来重点作业面将放在跨西港河的钢箱梁架设，工期约3个半月。

来源：汕头日报 2022-2-25