According to the news released by Ningbo Headquarter of High-grade Road Construction on Sept. 11, the connecting project at the south bank of Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge is progressing smoothly and can be expected to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of the year. Since the construction began in Aug.2004, the investment of the project has reached 2,485 million yuan, taking up 88% of the planned investment. At present, the roadbed and the bridge-tunnel have been joined up and the construction of pavement has been started in all round way. According to the latest data, 64.73% of the pavement construction has been completed.