“It’s lit!” On the evening of May 1, at the construction site of the Yanjiaping Bridge of Yilai Expressway Section 4 in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, 11 street lamps were lit up at the same time, and the originally dark village road was instantly illuminated.
“In order to help villagers solve the inconvenience of night travel and actively promote the progress of the project and improve the conditions for night construction, it was decided to install 11 street lamps in the Yanjiaping area of Maoping Village, Wufeng Town. At present, all have been debugged and put into use.” According to Gao Junlong, secretary of the Yilai Expressway Section 4 Project Department of the contractor China Railway Construction Bridge Bureau, after communication and coordination with Hubei Jiaotong Yichang Construction Management Co., Ltd. and the government departments of the project location, the street lamps began construction on April 27. With the cooperation of the project department construction personnel and local villagers, it took 3 days to complete.
“It is much brighter now, and the construction status of each point is clear at a glance, which is convenient for observation and dispatch at any time.” Wu Chunfang, the person in charge of the Yanjiaping Bridge team, said that this 500-meter section of the road is the main trunk road for construction and transportation. At night, vehicles and personnel can only rely on driving lights and flashlights to travel and work. In addition, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel, which brings inconvenience to construction work and also poses certain safety hazards.
“Now I don’t have to go out in the dark at night. Since the construction of the expressway, the road in front of the door has been built into a concrete pavement, and corrugated guardrails have been installed on the roadside. The road is easier to walk than before. Now there are street lights, which makes daily travel much more convenient.” As a member of the street light installation process, villager Xu Nengmeng fully carried forward the spirit of co-creation, used his spare time to participate in the construction, and provided solid logistical services for the project construction free of charge.
As a member of the construction team of the Yichang section of the Yilai Expressway, the Yilai Expressway Section 4 Project Department of China Railway Construction Bridge Bureau has actively communicated and coordinated with the owner and local government departments since the start of construction, effectively ensuring the smooth progress of each construction site and each construction link of the project.