Nanjing tunnel sits unused for 8 years  

南京隧道建成8年荒废 系被弃亚洲最大赛马场配套工程

21日，“南京一条隧道贯通8年未通车”的新闻，让南京市政府多个部门的官员再次想起一笔7年前“荒废”掉的5亿元人民币巨额投资和一座被废弃的“亚洲最大国际赛马场”，然而没有一个部门的负责人愿意承认这是他们的责任。 [查看全文]

Nanjing (ECNS) – A tunnel in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was completed seven years ago, but has never been used.

The entrance to the tunnel is blocked, and squatters have been living inside.

One tunnel resident, surnamed Wang, said he and his family have been living there for about six years. They were employed to take charge of maintenance at the tunnel and prevent vehicles from entering, Wang said.

No government departments claim responsibility for the disuse. A staffer at the local land reserve center said they just approved the land use, and the tunnel was turned over to the local road transport bureau and construction committee since 2006.

A director of the construction committee said the tunnel had been turned over to the department for management and maintenance, and the planning department could explain why the tunnel was built.

But the department in charge of management and maintenance said they just followed orders from the local construction committee for "sealed management" of the tunnel.

The tunnel was a supporting project of Nanjing International Racecourse, a so-called largest racecourse in Asia, which had been built for the 10th National Sports Meeting in 2005, but fell into disuse after the meeting ended.