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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAbale Car Illustration - Creteil

illustration the Cable C1, under the snow during a cold winter weather episode in Creteil, France on January 7, 2026. The first urban Cable Car in Ile-de-France, which connects Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges via Valenton and Limeil-Brevannes, longest urban cable car in Europe. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Hejing County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

(ehicles wait to pass a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows vehicles waiting to pass a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

Media staff take photos of vehicles passing a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

A staff member (R) hands a passing card to a driver at a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Xu Hongyan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

A staff member (R) hands a passing card to a driver at a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Xu Hongyan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

(ehicles wait to pass a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Xu Hongyan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows the exit of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows the exit of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 21, 2025 shows a view of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a vehicle on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Hejing County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 20, 2025 shows a view of the rescue station of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

A drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows the entry of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - At the excavation site of the "Haitian" shield tunneling machine, the builders are carrying out bolt tightening work on the pipe segments in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - Ground production area of the second underwater tunnel project in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - The "Haitian" shield tunneling machine of the second tunnel broke through 3000 meters in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - Ground production area of the second underwater tunnel project in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - Ground production area of the second underwater tunnel project in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.

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World Longest Underwater Road Tunnel Construction

QINGDAO, CHINA - DECEMBER 15, 2025 - At the construction site of the second tunnel project, technicians are steadily operating the "Haitian" shield machine in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China, on December 15, 2025. The tunnel is 17.48 kilometers long, with a sea section of 9.95 kilometers, making it the longest underwater road tunnel currently under construction in the world.