Urban Construction Investment
Shanghai is accelerating its construction of modernized urban infrastructure system. The city invested 1.757956 trillion yuan in its urban infrastructure construction from 1990 to 2013, accounting for 26.3% of the total fixed-asset investment in the same period. The infrastructure network has contributed greatly to further improving the city’s investment environment, opening further to the outside world and enhancing its comprehensive function.

Construction and Development in Key Areas
Shanghai is accelerating the development and construction in key areas. In 2013, the city issued 30 operational details regarding preferential policies and special mechanism in the Lingang Area. Constructions are in full swing in the Shanghai Disneyland and its facilities, Hongqiao Business Zone, the Qiantan Area and the Huangpu River bank strip. The city kicked of reconstruction of the former Zone B of 2010 World Expo to accommodate headquarters of 12 state-owned enterprises, while at the same time more companies flocked to settle down in the former Zone A.

The key areas are also boosting their economic restructuring, as part of a three-year plan of industrial zone adjustment and upgrading. The city’s Songjiang Industrial Zone has been awarded national-level economic and technical development zone, while other areas like Taopu, Wusong and Gaoqiao also kept up in regional economic restructuring.

Key Urban Construction Projects
Shanghai has already completed a number of landmark projects, including bridges over the Huangpu River, tunnels, elevated roads, expressways, subways, international airports and deep-water ports. In 2013, construction was kicked off for key projects such as the Pudong Internatioanl Airport Terminal 1 renovation project and Zhoujiazui Road Tunnel across the Huangpu River.
 Yangshan Deep-water Port
The Yangshan Deep-water Port it deep-water container port hub of Shanghai International Shipping Center. The port is located at the northeast of the Hangzhou Bay, as part of the Shengsi Islands, Zhoushan Archipelago. It is connected with the Luchao Port of Shanghai’s Pudong New Area by the 32.5-kilometer-long Donghai Bridge. The port now has 5.6 kilometers of coastline and has built up 16 container berths, making it able to handle 9.36 million TEUs annually.
 Donghai Bridge
The first cross-sea long span in China links up the Yangshan Deep-water Port with Luchao Port. The bridge spans 32.5 kilometers, with a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour. The bridge opened to traffic at the end of 2005.
 Pudong International Airport
The Pudong International Airport, at about the mid-point of the Asia and Europe-America aviation route, is one of the world’s major aviation hubs. It is about 30 kilometers away from the city’s downtown. The airport terminal buildings look like a super seagull spreading its wings. The airport’s first two phases have been completed. An expansion, including airport construction, air traffic control and refueling facilities, is expected to be finished in 2015. When all projects are completed, the airport can handle 60 million passengers, 4.2 million tons of cargo and 490000 flights a year.
 Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
Standing on the conjunction of two major railway lines, the Shanghai-Beijing Line and the Shanghai-Kunming Line, Hongqiao Railway Station is the departing and destination stations along the Shanghai-Beijing, Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Rails. It is also a major component of the Hongqiao Integrated Transport Hub. Covering a floor area of 440000 square meters, the station was put into use in 2010. The station’s main structure connects with the Hongqiao International Airport’s Terminal 2, Metro line stations and ground transport center, forming an integrated transport hub with easy transfer between railway, air, metro lines and urban transit. To date, Shanghai homes three large railway stations, namely Shanghai Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.
 Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge
Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge, the world’s largest of its kind, spans 25.5 kilometers. It encompasses a tunnel in the south and a bridge in the north. The changjiang Tunnel connects Pudong New Area and Changxing Island, and the Changjiang Bridge links Changxing Island and Chongming Island. The project opened to traffic in 2009.

Cross-river Projects
Since the country’s reform and opening up in 1978, Shanghai has built 12 bridges, namely Nanpu, Yangpu, Fengpu, Xupu, Lupu, Songpu, Songpu No.2, Songpu No.3, Minpu, Minpu No.2, Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge and Chongming-Qidong Bridge. Thirteen cross-river tunnels have also been constructed, namely Outer Ring Road,XiangyinRoad, Dalian Road, Yan’an Road E., Fuxing Road E., Dapu Road, Shangzhong Road, Xinjian Road, REnmin Road, Longyao Road, Xizang Road S., Jungong Road and Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge.

 Major Bridges
Nanpu Bridge
It is the first bridge across the Huangpu River that Shanghai has built. The cable-stayed bridge is 8346 meters long in total, and its main span is 846 meters long. The bridge opened to traffic in late 1991.
Yangpu Bridge
It is a sister bridge of the Nanpu Bridge. Also a cable-stayed bridge, the Yangpu Bridge is 7658 meters long with a 602-meter-wide main arch. The bridge opened to traffic in 1993.
Lupu Bridge
It was named “world’s No.1 arch bridge” for the 10 records the project set. The whole-steel structure has a total length of 3.9 kilometers. Its main arch, aspnning 750 meters, flies across the river. The bridge opened to traffic in 2003.
Chongming-Qidong Bridge
Also know as Chongming-Qidong Passage, the Chongming-Qidong Bridge connects the Changjiang Tunnel-Bridge at its south end on Chongming Island and Qidong-Nanjing Expressway at its north end in Qidong city of Jiangsu Province. With a total length of 52 kilometers, the bridge is designed with three lands in each direction. It opened to traffic in 2011.
 Major Tunnels
Dalian Road Tunnel
The tunnel, with a total length of 2.5 kilometers, opened to traffic in 2003.
Fuxing Road E. Tunnel
It is the world’s first double-deck tunnel in operation. The upper deck is for small vehicles, and the lower deck is for big ones. The 2785-meter-long tunnel opened to traffic in 2004.
Xiangyin Road Tunnel
The northern part of the Xiangyin Road Tunnel Project extends 2597 meters, and the south section 2606 meters. The tunnel has two lanes in each direction in two pipes. It opened to traffic in 2005.
Sahngzhong Road Tunnel
The tunnel is the shield highway tunnel with biggest diameter in the world. The tunnel’s south part extends 2795 meters and the north part 2802 meters. It opened to traffic in 2008.

Rail Transport
The city’s efforts to develop rail transport since since 1990s have paid off, with its network size becoming the biggest in the country. By the end of 2013, Shanghai had 14 metro lines and one maglev line, handling a daily average of 6.87 million passengers. The network grew to 567.42 kilometers from 63 kilometers back in 2002.
 Metro Lines
Metro line 1 goes from Xinzhuang Station in the south to Fujin Road Station in the north. Line 2 stretches from East Sujing Station in the west across the Huangpu River to Pudong International Airport. Line 3 extends from Shanghai South Railway Wtation to Jiangyang Road N. Station. Line 4 is a cicle line, with two operation models of inner ring and outer ring. Line 5 joins Line 1 at Xinzhuang Station and runs from Minhang Development Zone Station to Xinzhuang. Line 6 stretches from Gangchen Road Station to Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. Line 7 goes from Meilan Lake in northern city to Huamu Road in Pudong. Line 8 goes from Shiguang Road Station to Aerospace Museum Station. Line 9 starts at Songjiang New Town Station and ends at Yanggao Road M. Line 10 starts at New Jiangwan Town Station, with the main line extending to Hongqiao Railway Station, with the main Line extending to Hongqiao Railway Station and the branch line ending at Hangzhong Road Station. Line 11 goes from Jiangsu Road Station and ends at North Jiading Station for the main line, with the branch line extending to Anting Station. Line 12 runs from Qixin Road in Minhang District to Jinhai Road in Pudong. Line 13 runs from Jinyun Road to Jinshajiang Road. Line 16 connects Loushan Road and Dishui Lake in Pudong.
 Exemplary Maglev Line
Starting operation in December 2002, the line is the first commercial maglev line in the world. It is also the first maglev line in China designed for transportation, sightseeing and tour trips. The 30-kilometer trip takes seven minutes.

Expressway Network
In 2013, Shanghai’s expressway mileage reached 815 kilometers. National expressways in Shanghai that are open to traffic include Jing-Hu Expressway G2 (Beijing to Shanghai), Sehn-Hai Expressway G15 (Shenyang to Haikou), Hu-Shaan Expressway G40 (Shanghai to Xi’an), Hu-Rong Expressway G42(Shanghai to Chengdu), HuYu Expressway G50 (Shanghai to Chongqing), Hu-Kun Expressway G60 (Shanghai to Kunming), Hangzhou Bay Expressway G92 and Shanghai Urban Expressway G1501.

Meanwhile, provincial expressways include Yingbin Expressway S1 (downtown Shanghai to Pudong International Airport), Hu-Lu Expressway S2 (downtown to Luchao Port), Hu-Jin Expressway S4 (downtown to Jinshan), Hu-Jia Expressway S5 (downtown to Jiading District), Xin-Wei Expressway S19 (Xinnong to Jinshanwei), Hu-Chang Expressway S26 (Shanghai to Changzhou), Shen-Jia-Hu Expressway S32 (Shanghai to Jiaxing to Huzhou) and Ting-feng Expressway S36 (Tinglin to Fengjing).

Environment Protection and Rectification
In 2013, Shanghai invested 60.788 billion yuan, or 2,8% of the city’s Gdp, into environmental Protection Projects. The proportion of the days when air quality was rated good, gauged by Air Quality Index, reached 66% within the year. Daily density of inhalable particles smaller than 10 micrometers in Diameter (PM10) rose by 15.5% than that of the previous year, while daily density of carbon monoxide (CO) slipped by 3.4%. Throughout the year, daily density of fine particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) rated at  62 micrograms per cubic meter on average. Up to 89% of the days in 2013 saw the level of ozone density fluctuation meet the standard. The city’s capacity to treat its sewage reached 7.843 million cubic meters a day.

Urban Greenery
In 2013, newly built urban park area in Shanghai reached 1050 hectares, among which 519 hectares were public park areas. The city has built a great number of large green areas, including the Yanzhong Greenbelt, Taipingqiao Greenbelt, Huangxing Park, Daning Greenbelt, Xujiahui Park, Yanhong Greenbelt, Expo Forest, Fiverside Forest Park, Guangzhong Greenbelt, Hudiewan Greenbelt, Dalian Road Greenbelt, Nanyuan Riverside Greenbelt, Chenshan Botanical Garden and Paotaiwan Wetland Park in Baoshan District. By the end of 2013, the city’s greenery coverage has reached 38.4%, with forest coverage of 13.1%.