Down to the wire but in pole position
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NINETY-NINE kilometers of unsightly overhead cables have been buried, Shanghai Housing and Urban-Rural Development has reported.
As of yesterday, there was only 1 kilometer to go before it completes this year’s minimum requirement to remove 100km of overhead cables.
People’s Square was the latest area to be cleared.
In the 118-meter distance along Huangpi Road N., between Weihai and Wusheng roads, there were 17 street poles entwined with black wires. Removing them was by no means an easy task.
“Huangpi Road is a main street with a large traffic flow,” said Zhou Qiliang who was in charge of the campaign. “We could only do our jobs at night.”
Also, as the old poles were built close to each other, removing one would cause another to tilt.
“The old ones could only be removed after the new ones were installed,” Zhou said.
The workers demolished 523 poles in the area, accounting for 75 percent of all street poles.
The new street poles, integrated with multiple functions including traffic signals, road signs, surveillance cameras and pedestrian walking lights, have cables running up from underground.
Zhou added that in future more cutting-edge technologies will be installed, such as environmental monitors and facial recognition systems.
Jiang Xiaolong, from the department, said that in the prime areas near the CIIE venue, as well as Xintiandi, Nanjing Road E. and other tourist areas, cables had all been removed.
“After CIIE, we will start working on the cables on Zhaojiabang and Siping roads,” Jiang said.
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