SECTION 3

Ryo :

So,/with the people’s official approval,/did the city make the decision/to carry on with the project?

Anne :

Exactly. Then, in 2006,/UNESCO issued a warning to the city/that the place could lose its status/if the bridge was built.

Ryo :

I guess/that the process afterward/was far from smooth.

Anne :

Indeed. There was a lot of trouble,/including a series of lawsuits. But in 2007,/the construction of the bridge was officially approved. And finally in 2009,/the valley became one of the rare places/where the status/as a World Heritage site/was revoked. The bridge opened to the public in 2013.