Standing on the frontline of the country’s financial and social reform, Qianhai is destined to be ‘a special zone inside a special zone’ and to lead the industrial upgrading of the entire Pearl River Delta region.

The development will adopt the world’s leading management concepts in modern service industry, aiming to attract top investment banks, financial institutes, logistics providers and become one of the hottest destinations for global investment.

Key technical challenges were relocating the existing Ping Nan Railway, Nanshan Electrical Station, 12 planned railway routes and a water treatment for the Xixiang River.

Arup provided a multidisciplinary solution including infrastructure design, economics and planning, transport consulting, geotechnics, rail engineering, maritime engineering, geographical information systems and landscape architecture.

As massive underground projects have been planned, GIS modelling will be used to investigate the complicated relationship between existing underground structures and future developments such as underpasses, utility tunnels and railway lines.

The Qianhai development will span over years to 2030 in three phases. Milestones and critical paths will be identified for each element of infrastructure and each phase of development along with the interface requirements.

Development in phases

The Qianhai development will span over years to 2030 in three phases. The consultancy will formulate a comprehensive and technically feasible programme for short to long term infrastructure development.

Milestones and critical paths will be identified for each element of infrastructure and each phase of development along with the interface requirements.

Technical challenges

Key technical challenges will be relocating the existing Ping Nan Railway, Nanshan Electrical Station, 12 planned railway routes and a water treatment for the Xixiang River.

As massive underground projects have been planned, GIS modelling will be used to investigate the complicated relationship between existing underground structures and future developments such as underpasses, utility tunnels and railway lines.