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    “I was caught in traffic jams for about an hour each morning when crossing Meilin Checkpoint to my office on Caitian Road. In the worst cases, I even wanted to abandon my car on the road and walk to work,” Guo said.

    The south-north passage, the construction of which started at the end of 2010, was completed eight months ahead of schedule.

    It is the third tunnel, following Tanglangshan and Fulong Road tunnels, that facilitates traffic between the original Shenzhen Special Economic Zone districts — Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and Yantian — with Longgang and Bao’an districts.

    More tunnels including Banyin Passage, which links Bantian in Longgang and Yinhu in Luohu District, will also be built.