Key Projects in Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle Attract Over RMB 416 Billion in First Three Quarters

The Municipal Development and Reform Commission announced on October 21 that the 350 key projects jointly undertaken in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle completed investment of RMB 416.687 billion in the first three quarters. The investment completion rate reached 83.46%, 8.46 percentage points ahead of the scheduled progress, noting that project construction has shifted into high gear.

Steady progress was made in modern infrastructure and opening-up projects, with completed investment of RMB 221.492 billion and a completion rate of 76.12%. The Chongqing section of the Middle Line of the Chengdu-Chongqing High-Speed Railway has finished all track laying, with the Chengdu-Deyang and Chengdu-Meishan suburban railways proceeding on schedule. The Aba–Chengdudong 1,000 kV UHV AC transmission and transformation project has been fully connected. In Chongqing, the main dam of the Wujiang Baima Hydropower and Navigation Hub Project has moved into large-scale construction, and the main works of the Chongqing-Qianjiang Comprehensive Service Area project of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor are being built at an accelerated pace.

Investment in modern industry, scientific and technological innovation, and cultural tourism projects yielded notable results, with completed investment of RMB 180.673 billion and a completion rate of 95.49%.A number of industrial projects are being implemented at an accelerated pace. The intelligent assembly line at the CSSC Chongqing Hub Port Clean Energy Equipment Industrial Base is about to enter production, while the main structures of several factory buildings of the Mianyang low-altitude economy project have been topped out. Construction of sci-tech innovation platforms is advancing simultaneously. The main structure of the National Center of Technology Innovation for Advanced Aviation Equipment has been completed, and the National Key Laboratory of Precision Displacement Measurement has begun tendering for construction. The World-renowned business district in Jiefangbei has finished its main structure, and phase I of the digital-intelligent upgrade of Langzhong Ancient City is nearing completion.

Public service and ecological and environmental protection projects have been steadily implemented, with completed investment of RMB 14.521 billion and a completion rate of 76.14%. The Science City Campus of the Fourth People's Hospital of Chongqing has been put into service. The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University is commissioning its tumor medical equipment, the Deyang intelligent manufacturing industry-education integration project and other projects are being built at an accelerated pace, and the supporting venues of the Western China Vocational Education Base are speeding up mechanical and electrical installation. The Chishui River Basin governance project in Xingwen County, Yibin, has been completed, and projects such as the Zhongliangshan comprehensive environmental improvement project in Dadukou are being steadily advanced.

Source: Chongqing Daily