"How long is it going to be there?"

"Our estimated drive is an hour, and we will be there in about ten minutes!"

Miss Li, who was in charge of receiving them, heard Hosokawa Kiyofumi's inquiry, and hurriedly raised her hand to look at the time in her hand. Then he replied with a slight apology.

"Ah...... Don't get me wrong!I just didn't expect KS to be so far away from SH. But along the way, I saw a lot of railway viaducts under construction, is there a high-speed rail line under construction?"

"Well, what you saw just now is actually a project that we are working on, but today you are invited to visit a road bridge that we are building under construction. I'm sure you will be interested. ”

Although it was already known in advance that one day of the three-day itinerary would be used for visiting. However, Miss Li did not tell Hosokawa about the details of the visit. Hosokawa was actually a little curious, what exactly did his former competitors want to see for themselves?

Ten minutes later, as the car slowly drove off the highway and then into a busy construction site, Hosokawa gently lowered the window of the car, and at this moment a magnificent cable-stayed bridge stood not far away, but to Hosokawa's surprise, both ends of the bridge were disconnected, and the sound of trains passing by could be heard from time to time in the distance.

"President Hosokawa, we've arrived!"

When the car stopped, Hosokawa and Joto pushed the door open and walked out. Miss Li hurriedly took off two hard hats from the car and gave them to the other party. Hosokawa thanked the other party, and then put the helmet on his head seriously. Then, under the leadership of Miss Li. Hosokawa soon met Chairman Ji of XX Construction Group, who had met at yesterday's welcome party. After meeting the other party, the other party invited Hosokawa Kiyofumi to stand on a nearby high ground together, and then enthusiastically introduced to the other party:

"President Hosokawa, I'm sorry to have you come here to see our bridge turnaround and closing project. However, in order to prove to you the strength of our group, I think it is better to take you to see the construction work of the bridge turnaround today!"

Hearing that the other party introduced today's project to himself in English, Hosokawa couldn't help but listen carefully, and under the introduction of the other party, Hosokawa gradually had a general understanding of the project in front of him.

The construction site he is visiting now is a road bridge along the railway line from SH to the capital. The entire bridge adopts a cable-stayed design scheme. Its purpose was primarily to be able to cross the 14-strand railway line under the bridge without the support of the piers. The entire length of the bridge is about 1,200 meters, and although the overall structure of the bridge has been roughly completed, the bridge was built parallel to the direction of the railway line in order to ensure that the JH railway artery, which has already been built, can continue to operate without being affected. Today, what the workers of XX Construction Group have to do is to rotate the cable-stayed steel bridge that has been built by 90 degrees, and then successfully dock with the other half of the bridge on the opposite bank.

"Chairman, what is the weight of this bridge?"

"22,400 tons! If we succeed today, you will break the original record of 19,600 tons for the Ben Ain Bridge in Belgium and create a new world first in the construction technology of the bridge turnaround!"

"Ah...... Then I am truly honored to be able to witness this historic moment!"

Hearing the other party's introduction, Hosokawa Kiyofumi suddenly became interested. After all, it is extremely rare in the world to be able to make a cable-stayed steel cable bridge weighing more than 20,000 tons turn in situ. Being able to witness such a feat with his own eyes, Hosokawa is also very much looking forward to it.

When the scheduled time of the project arrived, under the command of the commander-in-chief, two 350-ton continuous jacks began to drive the bridge to slowly rotate in place. Correspondingly, the 14 railway lines adjacent to the construction site are still in normal operation.

"Oh...... What an amazing technology! It's an eye-opener to make such a heavy bridge rotate in place!"

"Alas...... There is no way to do it, and the nearby railway line is an important transportation lifeline connecting East China and North China. The road bridge we built is a route that cannot be avoided in the outer ring of KS City. Highway and rail lines should cross each other. In addition to building bridges, there is only one option: culverts. However, the climate in the south is relatively rainy, and if a culvert is built from under the railway, it will not only affect the normal operation of the railway. It is also easy to cause stagnant water to backflow and flood the culvert below during the excess summer season. ”

Hosokawa listened carefully to the other party's introduction, and stared intently at the bridge that was turning. At this moment, the bridge is slowly closing towards the broken bridge on the ground at a slow speed. Despite the slow speed, Hosokawa could still sense the direction in which the bridge was changing. As a manager who worked his way up from the on-site construction manager to the president of Toshima Construction, Hosokawa knew the difficulty of the project. Not to mention the engineering equipment and machinery needed to make the bridge turn. It's this pressure, and it's not something that anyone can compare. After all, there is no room for sloppiness in the rotation of the bridge, as long as the center of gravity of the bridge is slightly offset, then the newly built bridge will plunge headlong into the adjacent railway line. In this way, all the initial investment of XX Construction Group in this project will be in vain. The consequences are simply unimaginable.

Ten minutes have passed, and the angle of the bridge has shifted a distance of about 7 degrees. In close cooperation with the on-site command staff. The whole project is still going on in an orderly manner. Hosokawa looked at the busy construction workers not far away with envy. I am deeply proud that they were able to complete such a project.

"Chairman, you may not know, but I actually joined Toshima Construction when I first started working. I also used to be excited about the project I was responsible for for a long time and couldn't sleep. It is a pity that there is no foundation for such an amazing project in Japan! We would love to be able to work with your company on a regular basis. Of course, this also includes the high-speed rail project of Najd, which I have always wanted to recommend to you. ”