新华社厦门８月１６日电（记者 余瑛瑞）厦门海沧海底隧道工程的重要组成部分海沧端接线工程１６日上午正式动工。

    Xinhua xiamen on August 16（Reporter YuYingRui）Xiamen haicang tunnel engineering is an important part of haicang end connection engineering 16 morning officially started。

    厦门海沧海底隧道位于本岛西北部，连接厦门本岛与大陆最大的台商投资区海沧，总投资约６０亿元，项目路线全长９．０３公里，隧道长６．３３５公里，设通风塔２座。采用设服务隧道的三孔隧道方案，主线设双向６车道，设计行车速度每小时８０公里，最大纵坡３．５％。隧道最深处位于海平面下７２．６米。

    Xiamen haicang tunnel is located in the northwest island，Connection xiamen island and the mainland's largest Taiwanese haicang investment，With a total investment of about 6 billion yuan，Project 9.03 km route，Tunnel is 6.335 kilometers long，Set ventilation tower 2 seat。Using a service tunnel three hole tunnel scheme，Main set two-way 6 lane，Design speed of 80 kilometers per hour，Maximum longitudinal grade 3.5%。Tunnel most deep place is located in sea level 72.6 meters。

    海沧海底隧道拟划分为隧道主体工程、海沧端接线工程、岛内端接线工程三个项目，海沧端接线工程起于海沧吴冠采石厂，与海沧疏港快速路相接，下穿马青路，与海底隧道主体工程连接；海底隧道穿越厦门西海域，进入本岛后，穿石鼓山立交、以高架桥跨成功大道，与规划的厦门第二东通道连接。

    Haicang tunnel quasi divided into tunnel the main body of the project、Haicang end connection project、The island's end connection project three projects，Haicang end connection engineering up in haicang WuGuan quarrying plant，And the inner haicang dredging port expressway，Wear MaQing road，The main body of the project and tunnel connection；Tunnel crossing xiamen west sea area，Into the island after，Wear stone mountain overpass、To viaduct span of avenues to success，And planning of the xiamen east passage connection。

    厦门市副市长张灿民在动工仪式上致辞时表示，海沧海底隧道是厦门“十二五”规划和海西经济区高速公路网规划中的重要通道，其建设将进一步完善厦门城市路网结构，极大缓解海沧进出本岛交通压力，对拓展厦门城市发展空间，实现岛内外一体化和加速厦门、漳州、泉州同城化都具有重要意义。

    Xiamen city vice mayor in construction ZhangCanMin said a ceremony，Xiamen haicang tunnel is“1025”Planning and hercynian economic zone high speed highway network planning in the important channel，The construction will further improve xiamen city road network structure，Great ease in and out of the island of haicang traffic pressure，Xiamen city to expand space for development，To realize DaoNaWai integration and accelerating xiamen、zhangzhou、Quanzhou city change has important significance。

    自１９９１年厦门大桥建成通车至今，２０年来厦门已相继建成海沧大桥、集美大桥、杏林大桥、翔安海底隧道，海沧海底隧道是进出厦门本岛的第６条通道，也是厦门建设的第二条海底隧道和连接本岛与海沧的第二条通道。

    Since 1991, xiamen bridge has been completed and open to traffic，20 years xiamen haicang bridge has been built in one after another、Jimei bridge、Almond shaped bridge、Xiang Ann tunnel，Xiamen haicang tunnel is in and out of the island of article 6 channel，Xiamen is the construction of article 2 tunnel and connection with the island of haicang second channel。