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High-tech overpass fails to impress city residents

AN overpass built at the cost of 50 million yuan (US$7.87 million) in south China's Shenzhen has been widely criticized over the state of its high-tech facilities.

The overpass, constructed from materials used in the aerospace industry and called the "spring flower" after its shape, was equipped with thousands of high-quality LED screens and the latest solar panels as well as two lifts and four escalators.

But the costly screens and elevators haven't worked for a long time and the overpass was always filled with water, according to online posts.

Local Nanshan District denied having spent 2 billion yuan on the project, as some online posts had claimed, but promised to "make improvement and renovation for the current problems," according to an online statement.

"The overpass was over fancy and luxurious, but wasn't practical at all, a resident told Xinhua news agency.

The "spring flower" was built as a landmark before the city hosted the 2011 World University Games, the Shenzhen urban construction authority said.

It was an urgently built project to improve the city's image, it added.

The district government said the overpass was built in a busy area where there were two major roads, office buildings and residential communities, which raised the cost.

Xinhua said the problems might have arisen because local authorities hadn't figured out who should be taking responsibility for the structure.


 

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