The Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform recently announced that the city has made key progress in multiple construction projects, covering science and innovation, infrastructure, people's livelihood, and other areas.
Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, a major pediatric hospital in the city, is building its new campus in Tongzhou district.
The Tongzhou campus, which will provide 800 new inpatient beds, has seen its main structure completed. Its facade is expected to be fully unveiled by the end of this year.
With the new campus and the upgrade to its old campus in Chaoyang district, the hospital aims to become a first-grade children's hospital and research-oriented medical center, said an official of the municipal development and reform commission.
Regarding transportation projects, the G108 New Line Expressway, a 59.5-kilometer-long expressway that starts from the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway in the east and extends to the municipal boundary in the west, has all of its tunnels and interchanges under construction.
The expressway features 41 bridges, 20 tunnels, and nine interchanges along its entire route, with a design speed of 80 kph. It is expected to enhance flood control capacity in the capital region and boost economic development along its route.
In Fangshan district, a smart logistic center with a total investment of about 1.07 billion yuan (US$150 million) is under construction. The 143,000-square-meter facility will provide delivery service of daily necessities and emergency supplies for urban operations and disaster response, and will also serve as a distribution platform for advanced manufacturing, deepening integration between logistics and industries.