Shantou Gulf Tunnel West Line is super-large-diameter cross-sea shield tunnel in Shantou, Guangdong. It is tunnel by CITIC Group. Contractor China Railway Tunnel Bureau. It is near complete.
Shantou Gulf Tunnel is largest cross-sea shield tunnel in China. It is in 8 degree seismic activity area. Length of tunnel is 6,680 meters. Subsea constructed with two large-diameter TBMs of 15.01 meters and 15.03 meters.
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