"The long-awaited bridge has finally opened!" For Diop, a resident of fangjiuni city in Senegal, the happiest thing in the new year is the official opening of fangjiuni bridge. Recently, after more than three years of intense construction, Senegal fangjiuni bridge was officially opened. The project is one of the priority projects in the "Senegal revitalization plan" and a concrete embodiment of China's active implementation of the "ten major cooperation plans" between China and Africa. Fangjiuni bridge is located in fangjiuni City, fangjiuni Province, fatik region, Senegal, and crosses salum river. Before the completion of the bridge, people need to cross the river by canoe, and vehicles need to wait at least 1 hour before they can squeeze into a small mixed loading ship, which is very inconvenient for people and goods. "Before the opening of the bridge, it was very inconvenient for us to cross the river. The completion of the bridge greatly shortened the commuting time." Diop told reporters. Looking at the bridge opened in front of us, Ndiaye, assistant governor of fangjuni Province, felt deeply: "it used to take at least an hour to an hour and a half to cross the river by ferry. Now we can cross the bridge in a few minutes. This bridge has indeed brought convenience and saved us a lot of time." Chen Xuren, manager of fangjiuni Bridge Project Department of Wuhan company of China Railway seventh Bureau, introduced that the riverbed geology of salum river is complex, and many technical problems are encountered in the construction of pier deep foundation pit. In addition, the bridge is located in a high-temperature area, and the temperature is often above 45 ℃ during daytime construction. In the face of various difficulties, Chinese employees have met them and solved one problem after another. With the opening of the bridge, "it is difficult to cross the river" has become history for local residents. As the longest bridge in Senegal, fangjiuni bridge has become one of the main roads connecting the South and north of Senegal and an important transportation node to neighboring countries. Ndiaye said that the bridge is not only of great significance to Senegal, but also a perfect interpretation of China Africa friendship and cooperation. (Xinhua News Agency)