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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Harbin, January 20 (Xinhua) — Construction work on the first phase of the joint Heihe-Blagoveshchensk cableway project across the Heilongjiang (Amur) River border crossing has been 97 percent completed on the Chinese side, and final construction is proceeding as planned, a Xinhua correspondent learned from the Chinese developer.
According to the Heihe Jinlonggang Construction Company, construction of the border and customs inspection hall has been largely completed, and 98 percent of the interior finishing is complete. The main cable car station building and its supporting infrastructure have also been completed, laying the foundation for the cable car's future operation.
As for the cableway itself, installation of the cable support shoes has been completed on the Chinese section; their strength, according to inspection results, meets standards. The gondola cabins and their suspension systems have also been completed, with delivery scheduled for mid-January.
Work began on laying the load-bearing cables. Four cables with a diameter of 45 mm and one cable with a thickness of 64 mm were installed. With the arrival of winter, cable laying was suspended and is scheduled to resume in March of this year. Full completion is scheduled for the end of May.
The Heihe-Blagoveshchensk cableway project began in 2019. According to the plan, the cableway will be 976.28 meters long and will feature two gondolas with a capacity of 110 passengers each. The projected capacity will reach 2.6 million passengers per year in one direction.
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