The reporter was recently learned from the Linquan Water Affairs Bureau that Linquan section
waterway regulation project has now entered the implementation phase and it is expected that
the project will be completed before the end of June 2018.
Fenquan River is the only navigable river in Linquan County. Currently, it is a Class VI waterway
that can only be seasonally navigated, and it is difficult to meet the needs of economic and social
development in the hinterland. The Anhui section waterway regulation project will be constructed
according to the restrictive Class IV waterway standards. It will dredge from Qiwan to Shaying
River; the total mileage of the project is 74.6 kilometers, of which the Linquan section is about 45
kilometers. The main construction contents were included dredging projects by using silt curtains
and dredger, bank protection projects, buoy engineering, bridge anti-collision projects and
supporting projects. At present, the relevant departments of Linquan County are making joint
efforts to promote the construction of the project. It is expected that by the end of October,
temporary land selection and compensation will be completed for the project's temporary
dumping of mud, spoil areas, etc.
The relevant person from Linquan County introduced, after completion of the Anhui section
waterway regulation project in the Fenquan River, the navigation waterway class will be
upgraded in two levels. The navigable vessels will be upgraded from the current 300 to
1,000 tons,and the ship passage rate and turnover volume of the fairway will also be increased.
It will play an active role in improving the Fuyang water network, water transport capacity,
and assisting local economic and social development.