The section of Chongqing Riverside Expressway from the downtown area to Fuling starts from Chayuan Development Zone in the eastern section of Chongqing Bypass Expressway, extends through Nan'an District, Ba'nan District, Changshou District and Fuling District and links with Fuling-Fengdu Expressway under construction.
The project is comprised of main line and Changshou connecting line. With a total length of 83.2km and a design speed of 80km/h, it has 72 bridges and 13 tunnels. The history of zero expressway in the Chongqing section of the southern side of the Yangtze River will come to the end after the project is completed. Moreover, the expressway is of great significance to the improvement of the expressway network of Chongqing and the region and promotion of regional economic development.
In 2009, CITIC Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd., Chongqing Expressway Group Co., Ltd. and CITIC Construction Co., Ltd. co-founded Chongqing CITIC Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Co., Ltd. with an equity share of 40%, 40% and 20% respectively. The joint venture was responsible for investment, construction and operation of the section of Chongqing Riverside Expressway from downtown area to Fuling. The model combining BOT with EPC was applied to the project for the first time in China.
