Part of a reconstruction project on the Wusong River Bridge was completed on Tuesday to improve traffic on the G1503 expressway and connections between Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu Province. The western deck of the new bridge opened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon after more than a year of demolition and reconstruction without disrupting the busy traffic over the river, known as the upstream of Suzhou Creek, according to the Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Road and Bridge Group, the city's major road and bridge constructor. The project is part of the waterway treatment campaign approved by the State Council to improve flood prevention, the ecological environment and transport capacity of the Taihu Lake Stream. The campaign has been listed as a key interprovincial water project for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region.