Record Rewritten! Chinese-made Largest Diameter (16.64 -m) Shield Machine ‘Jianghai’ Rolls off at CRCHI

On October 31, 2024, a super-large diameter shield machine with a maximum excavation diameter of 16.64 meters rolled off the production line in Changsha, Hunan. It will be used in the construction of the world's longest underwater highway shield machine tunnel – the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel. This follows the domestic first 16-meter class super-large diameter shield machine "Jinghua," as CRCHI surpasses itself and sets a new record, creating Chinese-made largest diameter shield machine developed independently to date, marking a new breakthrough in the development of super-large diameter shield machines.