"Ding... Please select a construction location."
At this time, the system prompt sounded, and then a 3D plane thumbnail projection of Emerald Island popped up.
The rolling mountains, winding rivers, towering volcanoes, vast plains, all the natural terrain were clearly displayed before his eyes, allowing Jiang Cheng to see it all at a glance.
Jiang Cheng moved his gaze and focused on the Dream Paradise Resort.
The Dream Paradise Resort is located in the southeast of Emerald Island, with a planned area of 213 square kilometers. It ranks fourth among the seven urban areas of Emerald Island, 391 kilometers long from north to south and 78 kilometers long from east to west.
The entire territory is backed by the Liuzhi Mountains in the west and faces the Pacific Ocean in the east, forming a long and narrow polygon. The coastline in the territory is 496 kilometers long, with 23 bays of various sizes, mainly Dream Bay, Paradise Bay, Centipede Bay, Moon Bay, etc.
To be honest, although the scenery of Dream Paradise Resort is unique, its narrow terrain and numerous mountains make it unsuitable for building large-scale facilities such as airports.
Jiang Cheng had also thought about building the airport in the nearby city of Gonzaga. If this city was built in the future, the two major urban areas could share an airport, saving a lot of money.
However, in this case, Jiang Cheng would have to build an extra highway, and even a high-speed railway to accommodate the large-scale influx of passengers in the future.
Comparing the two, it seems not worth it!
In addition, there is another point worth considering. In the future, the city of Gonzaga will be among the world's top cities. How can a small 4C-level airport possibly meet the passenger throughput of tens of millions
Therefore, it is better to place this small 4C airport in the Dream Paradise Resort.
But where should it be placed
Jiang Cheng frowned slightly and kept moving his fingers, searching on the flat projection of the Dream Paradise Resort.
Suddenly, a relatively flat hillside area appeared in Jiang Cheng's sight, making his eyes suddenly brighten.
It is located south of the Dream Paradise urban area, backed by the Liuzhi Mountains to the north and adjacent to Hongyue Bay to the south. It can be said that it is backed by mountains and faces the sea, with excellent scenery.
The runway faces straight into the sea. The only thing to worry about is whether its long and narrow terrain can meet the requirements of the airport runway length. If it is not enough, the plane may crash into the sea before it even takes off.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng immediately dragged the 3D model of the airport and placed it towards the hillside.
"Ding... Found space for airport building, calculating construction conditions..."
"Ding... The conditions for building an airport are met. Please name the airport!"
“Huh… It’s finally possible!”
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had finally fallen from his heart.
It seems that developing an island is not an easy task. We have encountered considerable difficulties at the very beginning.
"Hongwan Airport!"
Since the airport is adjacent to Hongyue Bay, it is of course more appropriate to name it after the place.
“Ding… The airport was named successfully and is under construction…”
The system's mechanical sound rang out, and a progress bar appeared on the main interface, showing the construction countdown: 7 days.
At the same time, Jiang Cheng noticed that the entire Hongyue Bay, with a radius of 20 miles, was suddenly shrouded in a thick white fog, and from the 3D projection, it seemed to have disappeared.
"Uh... well, this is also the system's black technology!"
Muttering to himself, Jiang Cheng returned the interface to the construction system.
Jiang Cheng thought about the port construction plan carefully. Although the Dream Paradise Resort is positioned as a tourist city, it is mainly aimed at tourists from all over the world.
However, it is also a city after all, and there will be immigrants who will settle here in the future.
In addition, Dream Paradise is the largest of the four resorts, covering an area of more than 200 square kilometers. This urban area is enough to accommodate millions of people.
Therefore, taking both factors into consideration, the Dream Paradise Resort cannot be positioned as an ordinary tourist destination, but must fully consider the huge permanent population in the future.
As a result, the port must expand in size, because it not only needs to berth cruise ships and passenger ships and pick up and drop off passengers, but also needs to support some functions of a commercial port, such as loading and unloading cargo, replenishing supplies, etc.
After thinking about this, Jiang Cheng directly positioned the port as commercial grade.
[Name]：Small Commercial Port
[Parameters]: Channel X6, Breakwater X3, Wharf X12, Port Railway X4, Other Supporting Facilities X1, Large Berth X16, Medium Berth X32, Small Berth X60
[Area]: 2.6 square kilometers of land, 21 square kilometers of water
Cost: US$13.2 million
[Time]: 7 days
"Huh... Another 13.2 million US dollars. I can still hold on!"
Jiang Cheng's eyes twitched violently. He forced a breath and pressed the "Build" button with a painful look on his face.
"Ding... Please select a construction location!"
The Dream Paradise Resort has excellent natural conditions, with 23 bays of various sizes. However, the location for building the port must not be too close to the core tourist area, and it must have a deeper draft.
After such a screening, there are only two bays left to choose from, one is Centipede Bay located in the heart of Liuzhi Mountain, and the other is Swan Bay located in the northernmost part of the city.
Centipede Bay has a special geographical location. It is close to the Liuzhi Mountains and is surrounded on three sides by cliffs hundreds of meters high. It has rugged and ever-changing rocks, and the water is clear, so you can see colorful coral landscapes dozens of meters underwater.
Such a great place is very suitable for being developed into a diving resort for diving enthusiasts to venture out and play, so Jiang Cheng thought about it for a moment and excluded it.
So, only Swan Bay is left.
Swan Bay, located to the north of Dream Paradise Resort, has a long and narrow terrain with calm seas. It extends 12 kilometers inland and is shaped like a slender and graceful swan neck.
If a port is built here, it will be located in the south and north of Hongwan Airport, forming two major transportation hubs that echo each other from north to south. It will not only perfectly stagger the core area of the resort, but also serve to disperse the flow of people.
This is it!
"Ding... The conditions for port construction are met. Please name the port!"
"Swan Harbor!"
"The port has been named successfully and is under construction..."
The normal operation of airports and ports, and even the entire city, is inseparable from electricity and energy facilities, so the next thing to do is the construction of power facilities.
Jiang Cheng directly called up the energy building section of the construction system.
Thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, wind power plants, geothermal power plants, tidal power plants, solar power plants, nuclear power plants…
There were all kinds of power plants, covering the entire interface, making Jiang Cheng dazzled.
As for how to choose, he was a little hesitant for a moment.
However, one thing is certain: the method of using thermal power plants to generate electricity by burning coal, oil and other fuels is definitely not advisable.
Are you kidding? This is a holiday resort. Putting up a huge chimney emitting grey and black smoke is really an eyesore and will scare away tourists.
Moreover, even for long-term considerations, the power plant construction this time should choose a clean, pollution-free, or even zero-emission power plant.
Emerald Island is located west of the Pacific Ocean, and has excellent natural energy resources such as sea water, wind, light, and tides, so developing an emission-free natural power plant is definitely the first choice.
What makes Jiang Cheng feel embarrassed is that these natural power plants are extremely expensive to build and their power generation is relatively limited. It is very difficult to build a single power plant to meet the electricity needs of millions of people.
However, if a comprehensive plan is made to build a number of solar power plants, wind power plants and tidal power plants in a mixed manner, they may be able to barely meet the initial needs of urban construction.
As for future demand, we can expand production capacity accordingly.
After careful consideration, Jiang Cheng decided to take the path of clean energy.
(End of this chapter)