Mr. Qiu lives in Baoshan District but works near Jiangwan City Road, so he had to drive from Yixian Road and then to Songhu Road, about 2km in total. “In the past, it took me more than 20 minutes from home to work, but now only 10 minutes driving directly through East Yingao Road,” said Mr. Qiu on Nov. 8th when the East Yingao Road has been open to traffic. With East Yingao Road (North Guoquan Road-Songhu Road) and Yinhang Road of New Jiangwan City (North Guoquan Road-Songhu Road) connected and open to traffic, the transportation network of New Jiangwan City has been improved further, making it more convenient for people living in Yangpu and Baoshan Districts to travel around.
Our reporters came to East Yingao Road-Songhu Road at 9:00am the day before road traffic opening, when the construction team was removing fences installed at the intersection, preparing for the traffic opening. East Yingao Road-West Yingao Road is part of the important east-west channel in north Shanghai. Due to historical reasons, the two roads were cut off, leaving nearby residents a poor transportation. After the traffic opening, residents living in New Jiangwan City of Yangpu District and Zhongyuan District can go west through East Yingao Road to Yixian Road, South Jiangyang Road and Gonghexin Road, thus easing the transportation stress of the northern section of Middle Ring and serving the major northern areas. It will not only provide nearby residents convenient transportation, but also greatly improve the traffic connection between Baoshan and Yangpu Districts with the Free Trade Zone in Pudong New Area. The section from North Guoquan Road and Songhu Road is approximately 1046m with six lanes in two directions and non-motor-vehicle lanes beginning to take shape.
Similarly, Yinhang Road is an important east-west trunk road across northern Yangpu District and connecting Yangpu and Baoshan Districts. It extends west through Hejiawan Road and South Changjian Road, serving Songnan of Baoshan District, and east through New Jiangwan City and Zhongyuan Community, in the long term, connecting northern Pudong New Area by constructing Cross-Huangpu River Tunnel which will start from Yinhang Road. “In the past, Yinhang Road-North Guoquan Road was inaccessible. After the road improvement, the previous detour has been replaced with a shorter straight line, which brings more convenient transportation both to the residents and companies located in the Bay Valley,” told by a relevant responsible people of Yangpu District Construction and Transportation Commission. After Yinhang Road-North Guoquan Road was open to traffic, the main trunk road to the west of Songhu Road of New Jiangwan City will accelerate the formation of a transportation network, with no any detour to take Metro Line10 (Xinjiangwan Station) and Line3 (North Changjiang Road) and apparent improvement of transportation enjoyed by residents of New Jiangwan City and Baoshan District.
Currently, a new round of road construction is under active preparation, including connecting Jiangwan City Road with Guojiang Road and widening North Guoquan Road, in the aim of further linking Yangpu District with Baoshan District, enhancing the transportation network system and improving the comprehensive transportation in northeast Shanghai.