Zhongshan Neighborhood Transforms Infrastructure Under Regional Initiative
Bogong Community in Zhongshan’s Dongfeng Town has converted a neglected highway overpass into a sports park and resurfaced local streets as part of a provincial village-upgrade campaign, zsnews.cn reported.
The neighborhood sits in the central area of Dongfeng Town at Zhongshan’s northern gateway.
Overpass Becomes All-Age Sports Park
The community converted a 515-meter stretch of low-efficiency space beneath the Guangzhongjiang Expressway into a public recreation area. The project cost roughly 264万元 and opened in August 2025 after construction began in March 2024.
The space now includes two standard basketball courts, a badminton area, table tennis facilities, and a central leisure zone. Local resident Chen said the area previously accumulated construction waste and overgrown weeds before the renovation.
Now it is turned into a park, and the environment has improved so much that we can come here to exercise often,
Chen told zsnews.cn.
Street Resurfacing and Utility Line Burying
Crews also upgraded Yuying Street by burying 2,190 meters of overhead utility lines and repaving the road with asphalt. The 350-meter-long street serves commercial shops, an elementary school, and a local police station.
Workers finished the utility-burial phase in June 2025 and completed the road resurfacing in July 2026. Community staff member Feng Xicong noted that the paving and new lane markings resolved long-standing traffic bottlenecks during morning and evening rush hours.
Now after the road is paved, the whole street is smooth, and parking and lane lines are standardized,
Feng told zsnews.cn.
Commercial Development Expands Along National Highway 105
Local leaders also focused on commercial development along National Highway 105 to strengthen collective economic revenue. The newly opened Donghai No. 1 Commercial Building added a flagship hotel in June 2025 to expand local lodging options.
New Paved Lots Add Vehicle Spaces and Charging Points
To address parking shortages, the neighborhood converted 15 vacant plots into paved lots, adding roughly 250 vehicle spaces and four electric vehicle charging points. Community officials plan to extend similar housing facade renovations and road upgrades to Yongcheng Road, Yonghui Street, and Quncheng Street.
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