OREANDA-NEWS. December 27, 2012. Maanshan is currently preparing the urban rail transit plan, which is expected to be completed before the end of next year and then reported to the National Development and Reform Commission for approval, according to the provincial development and reform work conference yesterday. Maanshan will possibly become the second city with subway in Anhui province.

It is known that two Metro lines included in the rail transit plan are 32.2-km-long line No.1 linking Ciwu to Gushu town in Dangtu county and 43.7-km-long line No.2 between Putang town and Zhengpu port new district in Hexian county, repsectively. The total length of two lines' first phase is about 39 km.

In addition, two national plans - Wannan international cultural tourism demonstration area covering about 56,900 square kilometers and regional development and poverty alleviation plan (2011-2020) of Anhui Dabie Mountain area, are possibly to be approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.

The site selection of airports of Anqing and Bozhou are expected to be completed before the end of next year while the project proposal of Wuhu Airport is possibly to be approved. And two cross-river bridges of Wuhu Second Yangtze River Highway Bridge and Chizhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge will officially start construction in next March.