Shanghai’s new Bund was unveiled on 28 March 2010, after almost three years of expansion renovations. The revamp started in April 2007, leaving Shanghai Bund closed, ugly, and causing traffic jams. Tourists who visited Shanghai during renovations probably left with distaste of the Bund. The new Shanghai Bund has wider pedestrian space, which will hopefully accommodate the expected human traffic setting foot in Shanghai for the World Expo come 1 May 2010.