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Chongqing News

All eligible footbridges in Liangjiang New Area to be fitted with lifts within three years

2021-09-16 10:28:47

A footbridge with the addition of a lift

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- “I’ve always had sour knees and it’s so much easier with this lift.” Ms. Cheng, who had difficulty with her legs, took the lift down from the Footbridge on Jingyu Avenue and kept mumbling that she had enjoyed the convenience brought by social development.

It is introduced that there are 32 footbridges within Liangjiang New Area. Since this year, a total of 22 new lifts have been built in the areas of Vanke City Footbridge on Jinshan Avenue, Internet Footbridge on West Section of Jinkai Avenue, Haiwangxing Footbridge, Longtousi Footbridge on Taihu Middle Road and Tongxin Primary School Footbridge on Taishan Avenue. Among these, 9 of the lifts have been installed and the remaining ones are in the process of being installed, with the aim of completing the installation and putting them into use by the end of the year.

The Footbridge on Jinshan Avenue was completed in 2020. The reporter saw that the Vanke City Community is on high ground, with a height difference of nearly ten meters from Jinshan Avenue. “It was difficult for residents to travel by public transport and there were only a few shuttle buses at the entrance.” Chen Qiang, head of the Facilities Department of the Municipal Management and Care Center of Liangjiang New Area, said that after the footbridge is completed, residents of the Community can directly reach Jinshan Avenue via the footbridge and walk for a few minutes to the bus stop in Dapo.

Two more vertical lifts have been installed on the footbridge this year, making it even easier for residents to get around. Many people said that in the past, when the footbridge did not have a lift, they were prone to slipping and falling when it rained, and in the summer it was even worse; it was even more inconvenient for people who were physically ill or for the elderly, young women and children.

The reporter learned that the vertical lifts have the advantages of small coverage, convenience and can be used even in rainy days. All the footbridges in Liangjiang New Area will be equipped and installed with vertical lifts, while accessibility facilities will also be adapted to suit local conditions to facilitate access for people with disabilities.

There is a constant flow of people transferring and commuting near CRT Longtousi Station, and a large number of people have to pass over the Footbridge on Taihu Middle Road. It is learned that as it is close to Chongqing North Railway Station, many people have to carry their luggage to cross the footbridge and walk up the stairs, which is very inconvenient. In response to this situation and in view of the large flow of people in the vicinity and the limited capacity of the vertical lifts to carry passengers, Liangjiang New Area has installed eight escalators on the Footbridge, which are now in the equipment testing stage and will soon be put into operation.

It is introduced that Liangjiang New Area plans to implement barrier-free renovation and installation of lifts on all eligible footbridges within 2-3 years. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei