Mianzhu-Maoxian Highway opened to traffic

2022年12月27日9时，绵竹至茂县公路(绵茂公路)正式通车。

Mianzhu-Maoxian Highway opened to traffic at 9:00 am on Dec. 27, 2022.

绵茂公路，起于德阳绵竹市汉旺镇，止于阿坝茂县光明镇，是连接德阳与阿坝、绵竹与茂县的纽带。绵茂公路的通车，彻底结束了长期以来德阳与阿坝两地背靠龙门山却没有通道的历史。

Mianzhu-Maoxian Highwayconnects Mianzhu City in Deyang with Maoxian County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region.

“修路难，56公里修了十余载”

绵茂公路全长56公里，有桥梁51座、隧道20座，其中，绵竹段长47.49公里，有桥梁42座、隧道18座。公路主线穿越龙门山4条地震断裂带，77处地灾隐患点，同时，受汛期暴雨影响，每年有效施工时间不足6个月，施工极其艰难。

With a total length of 56 kilometers, the highway has 51bridges and 20tunnels, while the 47.49-kilometer Mianzhu period contains 42 bridges and 18 tunnels. The main part of the highway passes 4 fault zones of Longmen Mountain, and 77 geological disaster spots. What’s more, the effective working time is less than 6 months every year due to the rainstorm in the flood season.

建设这条路到底有多难?

The construction of thishighway is adangerous and difficult project.

2009年9月8日，绵茂公路正式破土动工。但在2010年8月13日，一场特大泥石流席卷绵竹清平镇，导致工程被迫停止建设。

The construction was started on Sep. 8, 2009, and ceased on Aug.13, 2010, due to a great debris flow.

2013年5月，绵茂公路再次开工建设，而2个月后，暴雨山洪泥石流再度摧毁前期建设工程;2016年3月，夹皮沟突然发生山体高位崩塌，施工便道被毁，桩基被冲毁……

It was restarted in May, 2013, and was destroyed by the rainstorm and flood 2 months later. In March, 2016, the project was ruined again by the mountain collapse...

被冲毁，调整方案继续建设，再被冲毁，又继续建设……从低线建设调整至高线建设，全线桥隧比不断被提高，一晃，就是13年。

It took 13years to complete the construction under theextremely complicated geological conditions.

“逢山开路，遇水架桥”

13年的背后，是2万余名建设者的努力。

Over 20,000 workers have participated in the project.

桂花岩隧道是全线施工难度最大、施工环境最差的隧道。施工人员制定防汛、飞石、滑坡等应急预案，克服有效施工时间短、泥石流崩塌等地质灾害频发等问题，顺利完成建设。

They fulfilled the construction of Guihuayan Tunnel, which is the most difficult tunnel in the whole project, having overcome the unpleasant geological conditions.

而东河二号隧道在“开山钻洞”时，施工人员与突如其来的水泥浆频繁作战，日进尺仅有0.5米左右。

They fight against the cement paste when excavating the Donghe Second Tunnel, progressing about 0.5 meters per day.

为防范山体垮塌，对岩壁进行支护，施工人员需要在岩石上喷上一层浆水，然后再打孔铺设防护网，而支撑工人行动的，只有一根安全绳索。

To prevent the mountain collapse, they have to spray the starch solution onto the rock and pave the protective screening supported by a safety rope.

“道路通则百业兴”

绵茂公路的通车，有利于将阿坝州丰富的矿产资源优势、绿色电量优势与绵竹“硫磷钛铁锂”循环经济产业优势高效结合起来，充分发挥两地资源禀赋和优势特色，促进两地产业快速发展。

Mianzhu-Maoxian Highway can help integrate Aba'srich mineral resources and Mianzhu'scircular economy industry, to promote the development of the industries in two regions.

绵茂公路的通车还将绵竹年画村、九龙山—麓棠山旅游区与茂县特色村寨、古羌城等旅游景区旅游资源串联起来，同时，依托成绵复线、成都“三绕”绵竹支线等高速公路，形成了串起成都、德阳、绵竹、茂县、阿坝等城市的新的旅游环线。

It will also be the most convenient tourist passage connecting Mianzhu and Maoxian, as well asseveral other scenic spotsin Sichuan.