Huge Ship Lock Gates Begin to Be Attached in Yangtze River

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Thursday, December 07, 2000, updated at 11:15(GMT+8)

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Huge Ship Lock Gates Begin to Be Attached in Yangtze River

A huge pair of gates for a permanent ship lock in the Three Gorges Project in central Hubei Province began to be attached on 6th.ĄĄ

The gates are 38.5 meters high by 20.2 meters wide, with each gate weighing 804 tons.ĄĄ

The attachment of the gates is expected to be completed by June next year and the ship lock is scheduled to open to traffic by 2003.ĄĄ


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	A huge pair of gates for a permanent ship lock in the Three Gorges Project in central Hubei Province began to be attached on 6th.ĄĄ




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