Shanghai Daily news

Construction kicked off on the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge Project, the so called Shanghai-Chongming Expressway, yesterday on Chongming Island.
The cross-river expressway, which will be 25.5 kilometers long, will connect Pudong with Chongming Island.
The project includes an 8.9-kilometer tunnel connecting Pudong with Changxing Island and a 10.3-kilometer cable-stayed bridge between Changxing and Chongming islands.
A 6.3-kilometer elevated highway will also be built on Changxing Island to link the tunnel with the bridge.
The project is the biggest link in the world combining a tunnel with a bridge.
The expressway will have six lanes, designed for speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour in the tunnel and 100 kilometers per hour on the bridge.
The entire project is estimated to cost 12.3 billion yuan (US$1.48 billion). It is expected to be finished in five years.
Chongming Island, the country's third-largest island, is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River with a population of around 650,000 and an area of 1,041 square kilometers.
Currently, the only way to get to the island from downtown Shanghai is by ferry, which takes at least two hours. Once the expressway is finished, people will be able to drive from Chongming to Pudong in about 30 minutes.
The area will develop quickly once the link is completed, Chongming officials said.