Nanming district completes renovation of 9 old residential areas

Nanming district in Guiyang has completed its 2025 renovation project for old residential communities, benefiting 8,218 households across nine areas and 178 buildings. The project covered 532,300 square meters, with a total investment of 264 million yuan ($39.56 million).

The renovation was carried out through three subprojects covering areas around the former brewery, the northern section of Huaxi Avenue, and the staff residential area of Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, among others.

An elderly resident walks on the renovated road in Nanming. [Photo/guiyang.gov.cn]

As an old urban district, Nanming has 139 residential communities built before 2000, with a combined floor area of 8.6 million sq m.

Across the three subprojects, approximately 15,000 meters of rainwater and sewage pipelines and 9,300 meters of communication networks were upgraded. The work also covered 974 streetlights, 29,400 sq m of roof waterproofing, and 49,300 sq m of roads. A total of 453 motor vehicle parking spaces and 314 non-motorized vehicle parking spaces were added, alongside 30 age-friendly facilities and 3,751 sets of fire safety equipment.

In addition, 86 septic tanks were cleaned or replaced, nine areas were redesigned to separate pedestrians and vehicles, 31 cracked walls were repaired, five covered bridges were renovated, and 14 unauthorized structures were removed.

To date, renovation work in Nanming has covered 4.78 million sq m, benefiting 67,613 households across 1,391 buildings.