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湘雅路隧道西起湖南湘江新区（岳麓区）岳华路，东至开福区芙蓉路，连接桐梓坡路和湘雅路，线路全长4180米，过江段设计为双管双向六车道公路隧道，设计速度50公里/小时，2019年8月开工建设，2024年7月5日建成通车，是长沙市“十八横十六纵”34条主干道之一，建成时是湖南省最大直径盾构隧道，也是穿越湘江的最大隧道工程。
The Xiangya Road Tunnel in Changsha begins at Yuehua Road in Xiangjiang New Area (Yuelu District) of Hunan Province and terminates at Furong Road in Kaifu District, linking Tongzipo Road and Xiangya Road, with an overall length of 4,180 meters. The river-crossing section features a dual-tube, bi-directional six-lane highway design with a designed speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The construction of this tunnel began in August 2019 and was completed on July 5, 2024. It is one of the 34 major arterial roads in Changsha City's road network. After its completion, it stands as the shield tunnel with the largest diameter in Hunan Province and the largest tunnel project crossing the Xiangjiang River.
至此，长沙拥有了14条过江通道。加上正在建设中的暮坪特大桥和兴联路大桥，长沙即将拥有16条过湘江通道。随着碧波之上一道道“长虹”飞架，河床之下一条条“巨龙”穿江而过，新中国成立以来的75载光阴里，湘江天堑已多通途，湘江两岸已形成“无问西东”、协同发展的格局。
By now, Changsha has 14 tunnels over the Xiangjiang River. With the Muping Special Bridge and Xinglian Road Bridge under construction, Changsha will soon have 16 river-crossing tunnels. With rainbow-like bridges flying over the river and long tunnels passing through the riverbed, the Xiangjiang River, once a formidable obstacle, has featured many passages since the founding of the People's Republic of China 75 years ago, and a coordinated development pattern has emerged on both sides of the river.