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Shenzhen had already canceled fees on the Shenzhen section of the Yantian Expressway in February 2016. Because of that move, calls arose to demolish \u5927\u6885\u6c99\u6536\u8d39\u7ad9. The Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Public Facilities Construction Center addressed this. They were working on the Huizhou-Shenzhen boundary at the Kengguang main line toll station. The plan was to complete civil construction by the end of June 2018. Then, they would proceed with electromechanical and other related works.
Once the Kengguang toll station was operational, the original toll stations on the Yantian Expressway including \u5927\u6885\u6c99\u6536\u8d39\u7ad9 could finally be removed. This demolition would definitely benefit eastern Shenzhen’s traffic.
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In the “Yantian District 2018 Major Project Plan,” other developments were underway. The Meisha Passenger Terminal planned completion was expected in 2019. Also, the Dameisha Transport Hub was scheduled for completion in 2022. The hub planned to have about 2,700 parking spaces. These projects and Metro Line 8 would make travel to eastern Yantian more convenient.
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