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Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)

Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)

Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)

Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)

Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)

Construction of the cross-Straits highway-rail bridge underway in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, April 9, 2019. The first of its kind in China, the combined cross-sea rail and highway bridge across the Pingtan Straits has two tiers, one for railways from Fuzhou to Pingtan, the other for a six-lane highway from Changle to Pingtan. The bridge, spanning 16.34 km, will open to traffic in 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)