Recently, it was learned from the Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission that from January to June this year, 1,192 municipal-level key construction projects in Chongqing completed an investment of 238.6 billion yuan, with the investment progress (proportion of the annual planned investment) reaching 52.5%, successfully achieving the goals of "half the time, more than half the task completed," effectively playing a role in stabilizing investment and promoting growth, and injecting new vitality and new momentum into the city's high-quality economic and social development.
　　In the first half of the year, what highlights did Chongqing's municipal-level key project construction present?
　　Investment progress of key modern industry projects reached 62.6%
　　"Since the beginning of this year, Chongqing has used scientific and technological innovation to drive industrial innovation, continuously consolidating the foundation for economic 'stability' and steadily accumulating the strength for 'progress.'" According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, from January to June this year, municipal-level key projects of the modern industrial system completed an investment of 65.95 billion yuan, with an investment progress of 62.6%, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.
　　For example, Chongqing has accelerated the building of the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system, and municipal-level key manufacturing projects completed an investment of 45.99 billion yuan. Among them, the No. 2 plant of the Bishan Changan Steer-by-Wire Chassis and Lightweight Project has entered the trial production stage and will build a steer-by-wire chassis and lightweight R&D center, etc., with an estimated output value of 11.6 billion yuan after reaching full production; the plant of the Liangjiang AT&S Chongqing Phase IV Semiconductor Packaging Substrate Production Line Expansion Project has been completed and put into use, and equipment procurement, installation, and commissioning are underway.
　　At the same time, Chongqing is striving to build the "416" scientific and technological innovation strategic layout, and municipal-level key scientific and technological innovation projects completed an investment of 3.7 billion yuan. Among them, the Liangjiang New Area Collaborative Innovation Zone Phase V and the Liangjiang Mingyue Lake Incubation Accelerator Project completed a total investment of 1.16 billion yuan in the first half of the year; the main structure has now been completed, facade construction is underway, and it will be fully put into use by the end of the year.
　　In addition, Chongqing is also accelerating the building of high-quality and efficient service industries, and municipal-level key modern service industry projects completed an investment of 14.06 billion yuan. Among them, the Shapingba Public Transport Road-Rail Intermodal Transport Center Phase II is carrying out facade and internal installation construction, accelerating the formation of Chongqing's railway-waterway-highway intermodal transport hub; the Chongqing JD Mall project completed all construction content two months ahead of schedule, becoming the JD Mall store with the largest area and ** nationwide, and officially opened on June 15, covering more than 50 themed consumption scenarios.
　　In particular, Chongqing is also continuing to make efforts in upgrading the level of information infrastructure, and municipal-level key projects of digital-real integration completed an investment of 2.2 billion yuan. Among them, the Dadukou Huashao Intelligent Computing Center Phase I has started construction and will build a green intelligent computing center of "artificial intelligence + big data" to serve scientific and technological and industrial development; the Yongchuan Western Autonomous Driving Operation Center is expected to be fully completed in July, accelerating the building of a western autonomous driving open testing and demonstration operation base.
　　Infrastructure key project investment accounts for more than 60%
　　"Since the beginning of this year, Chongqing has actively optimized the layout, structure, functions, and system integration of infrastructure, and accelerated the building of a modern infrastructure system." The person in charge stated that in the first six months, municipal-level key infrastructure projects in fields such as the inland opening-up highland, new urbanization, and ecological and environmental protection completed an investment of 150 billion yuan, accounting for more than 60% of the completed investment.
　　For example, in order to help build a comprehensive inland opening-up hub, Chongqing is coordinating and promoting the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, and municipal-level key projects of the inland opening-up highland completed an investment of 71.16 billion yuan.
　　Among them, in terms of accelerating the construction of the "米"-shaped high-speed railway network, key railway projects completed an investment of 17.49 billion yuan; at present, of the 54 tunnels on the Chongqing-Qianjiang section of the Chongqing-Hunan High-Speed Railway, only 3 tunnels remain unconnected; in terms of accelerating the building of an international aviation gateway hub, the T3B Terminal and Fourth Runway of Jiangbei International Airport completed an investment of 2.98 billion yuan, and the curtain wall of the main building of T3B Terminal is basically completed; in terms of improving inland river navigation conditions, port and shipping projects completed an investment of 2.16 billion yuan; at present, the civil engineering of the Jialing River cascade canalization Lize Navigation Hub is basically completed, the ship lock is navigable, and the first unit has already generated electricity.
　　In addition, promoting new urbanization construction is also a direction of municipal-level key project efforts, with an investment of 74.03 billion yuan completed in the first six months.
　　For example, in order to ease urban congestion and ensure smooth traffic, key urban road, bridge, and tunnel projects completed an investment of 9.79 billion yuan; the overall image progress of the Science City Tunnel has reached 60%, and the comprehensive improvement project of the Inner Ring Expressway from Chayuan Interchange to Panlong Interchange was completed on schedule in June; in order to improve urban functional quality, key urban organic renewal projects completed an investment of 35.76 billion yuan; for the 2024 urban old residential area renovation, 1,613 communities have now started construction, and for the 2024 urban dilapidated housing renovation project, a total of 2,719 households have now been renovated; in order to strengthen energy security, key energy projects completed an investment of 19.37 billion yuan; the main plant building of Unit 3 of the Huaneng Liangjiang Gas Turbine Phase II Project has been topped out, and main equipment has arrived one after another and is being installed; shale gas exploration, development, and production capacity construction projects completed an investment of 5.48 billion yuan in the first half of the year, producing 6.25 billion cubic meters of gas; in order to ensure water security, key water conservancy and water supply projects completed an investment of 9.11 billion yuan; the main works of the Yuxi Water Resources Allocation Project are being accelerated, with an investment of 770 million yuan completed in the first half of the year; the foundation dynamic compaction of the plant area of the Yuelai Water Plant Phase IV Expansion Project has been completed.
　　At the same time, Chongqing is also making efforts to promote ecological and environmental protection construction, with municipal-level key projects completing an investment of 4.79 billion yuan. For example, the equipment in the plant area of the Funiuxi Sewage Treatment Project has started trial operation, and the overall image progress of the Guangyang Avenue Ecological Restoration and Quality Improvement Project has reached 95%.
　　Year-on-year growth rate of investment in key rural revitalization projects reached 23.7%
　　"In the first half of this year, Chongqing accelerated the building of beautiful and harmonious villages in the Bashu region, laying a solid rural foundation for the construction of a modern new Chongqing." The above-mentioned person in charge stated that from January to June, municipal-level key rural revitalization projects completed an investment of 7.28 billion yuan, with an investment progress of 61.1%, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%.
　　On the one hand, Chongqing vigorously developed rural industries, with municipal-level key projects completing an investment of 2.94 billion yuan.
　　Among them, the Dazu-An'yue Grain and Medicine Cooperation Demonstration Park Project of the Chengdu-Chongqing Modern Efficient and Characteristic Agriculture Belt is progressing smoothly; Phase II of the Biofloc Seedling Center and the Xiangyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Plant have been completed and put into production; Weide Pharmaceutical is conducting trial production commissioning, and the R&D building has been topped out; the high-standard farmland project in the core area has completed the upgrading and renovation of more than 20,000 mu.
　　On the other hand, Chongqing accelerated the building of livable and beautiful villages, with municipal-level key projects completing an investment of 4.34 billion yuan.
　　For example, the Youyang Nanmuwan Beautiful Rural Tourism Area Construction Project has been completed and put into use; quality improvement projects such as ancient village style enhancement, environmental remediation, and farmland renovation have been implemented; a batch of tourism infrastructure such as ecological parking lots, cultural corridors, and tourist reception centers has been improved; a batch of cultural and creative and commercial characteristic projects such as the Nanmu Culture Museum has been created; and on June 6 it successfully became a national AAAA-level scenic area.