Yantai starts construction of 254 key projects

With COVID-19 resurgences in the coastal city of Yantai in East China's Shandong province under better control, the construction of 254 keyurban projects have started or restarted in the city, aiming to shore up economic momentum, and improve the quality of urban development.

随着烟台市新冠肺炎疫情得到进一步控制，为支撑经济发展势头，提高城市发展质量，全市已有254个城建重点项目启动了开复工建设。

In the first half of this year, Yantai has attached great importance to attracting investment in urban construction, and a total of 13 projects with a combined investment of 9 billion yuan ($1.33 billion) were introduced.

烟台市高度重视城市建设招商引资，今年上半年，共引进13个项目，总投资90亿元。

Yantai continuesto improve its living environment by renewing old residential areas. [Photo/Xiao Cao]

烟台市推动老旧小区改造，不断改善人居环境。[照片/小草]

Efforts have also been made to promote high-quality development ofthe construction industry, and 17 top-notch construction enterprises were established in the city. According to official data, the output value of the city's construction industry totaled 57 billion yuan in the first six months of the year, growing by 71 percent year-on-year, and showing the fastest growth rate in the province.

烟台市大力推动建筑业高质量发展，新招引优质建筑业企业17家。根据官方统计数据，上半年全市完成建筑业总产值570亿元，同比增长71%，建筑业增速全省第一。

Yantai also spared no efforts to improve itsliving environment by renewing old residential areas. A total of 120 old residential areas have been put on the renewal list, of which 111 have completed construction. The city is also encouraging the integration of new energy vehicle charging facilities into the city's old residential community renovation projects. Efforts have been paid to expand its electrical vehicle infrastructure citywide, with 255 charging piles that have been built from January to June.

烟台市同时不遗余力推动改造老旧小区，改善居住环境。120个老旧小区改造项目已开工111个。烟台市还推动新能源汽车充电设施融入老旧小区改造项目，努力扩大全市的电动汽车基础设施建设，上半年共完成255个电动汽车充电桩建设。

According to the city's development plan, a number of infrastructure projects will be launched in the second halfof this year, including sponge city construction, transportation facilities, the renovation of old residential communities, and clean energy sources for winter heating.

根据规划，今年下半年，烟台市还将继续推动海绵城市、交通设施、老旧小区改造和冬季清洁能源取暖等一系列基础设施项目建设。

Source：CHINA DAILY-Wonderland Yantai

原标题：《Yantai starts construction of 254 key projects》

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