At present, the construction of the second-line ship lock of Mengzhouba Junction,
the last "gateway" of the Beijiang Channel Expansion and Upgrade Project, has
entered the final sprint stage. The project includes the upstream and downstream
approach channel, the main body of the ship lock, and temporary works. The
channel project (from Shaoguan to Wushi) is totally 34.5km long, including the
channel improvement project(by using silt curtains and dredgers), underwater
reef blasting project, navigation mark project, underwater dredging project
bridge and so on..