China just dropped a jaw-dropping engineering flex with its largest-ever self-developed tunnel-boring machine (TBM)! Dubbed a “mechanical dragon,” this 145-meter-long, 5,000-tonne beast can carve tunnels as wide as a five-story building is tall. Talk about next-level infrastructure! 🏗️
Built in Hunan Province by tech giants CRCHI and China Railway 14th Bureau Group, the TBM is set to drill a critical tunnel beneath the Yangtze River, linking Nantong and Taicang in Jiangsu Province. Once complete, this underwater highway will turbocharge regional connectivity and economic growth in the Yangtze River Delta. 💼🚀
“This marks China’s mastery of 16-meter-class tunneling tech,” said CRCHI chairman Zhao Hui. Forget slow boats or winding roads—this project could slash travel times and boost trade networks like never before. 🌉✨
