🚗 China Shaves Down Mountains to Build Expressway 🏔️✂️
China’s latest road project has the internet divided. 🚗🏔️ Instead of drilling tunnels, engineers in Guizhou Province shaved down entire mountain peaks to create the new Lu’an Expressway — a direct route that connects to the soon-to-be tallest bridge in the world. Some call it genius engineering, others call it environmental destruction.
8/11/20251 min read
In Guizhou Province, China, road construction just took a bold — and controversial — turn. Instead of drilling tunnels or winding roads around mountains, engineers literally shaved down mountain peaks to make way for the new Lu’an Expressway. 😮
The road cuts straight through one of the most mountainous regions in China — about 92% of Guizhou is covered in mountains and cliffs — and connects to what will soon be the world’s tallest bridge 🌉. The decision to flatten mountain faces created a direct, uninterrupted route for drivers… but it’s not without backlash.
🌱 Environmental groups are criticizing the project for its massive impact on the natural landscape, saying there were other ways to build without removing entire mountain tops.
⚙️ Supporters, however, see it as a bold feat of engineering that solves a major travel challenge in the region.
Whether you see it as innovation or environmental destruction, one thing’s for sure — it’s one of the most extreme road projects in recent memory. 🚧