Robots expanding limits of mega projects

Shanghai's two airports recorded more than 135 million passenger trips, and handled 4.5 million metric tons of cargo-and-mail throughput in 2025, according to the Shanghai Airport (Group).

The airport group currently operates an aviation network that reaches a record 302 destinations in 54 countries.

The construction of Terminal 3, which is the core project of the airport's phase-four expansion, officially started on November 20, 2024, and is scheduled for completion in 2028.

Shanghai is undergoing a face-lift of its transportation system with other major facilities scheduled for completion in the coming two years, including the Shanghai East Railway Station.

With the main structure more than 50 percent complete, the project is expected to finish construction by the end of this year, and is slated to begin operations by July 2027, according to local officials.

Baoshan Railway Station, the starting point of the 2,000-kilometer, 500-billion-yuan high-speed railway linking Shanghai and Sichuan province, is also set to be put into operation next July. The new station is expected to improve the integration of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.