On April 30, 2005, the Runyang Yangtze River Bridge opened. It links Zhenjiang City with Yangzhou City and is known colloquially as the Runyang Bridge. The Runyang Yangtze River Highway Bridge began construction on October 20, 2000, and was completed on June 1, 2004. The main project was finished in its entirety on February 2, 2005, and it was formally opened to traffic on April 30, 2005.