Founded in 1965, Chongqing Communications Research and Design Institute　(CCRDI) was a research institute under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications(MOC) of the People’s Republic of China until 2000. When became a major independent research and design firm affiliated to the China Merchants, CCRDI has successfully completed an essential restructuring process turning from a government institute to an independent entity.

CCRDI is mainly engaged in the scientific research, technological development, tests, reconnaissance, design, project consultation, project supervision in the fields of highways, bridges, tunnels, traffic engineering, environmental engineering and capacities of highway communications and municipal traffic and the information technology, and also undertakes project construction, production and processing of key products with patented technologies. There are 7 engineering departments and 5 companies in CCRDI now, which are engaged in the businesses introduced above.

CCRDI has four chief laboratories，which are the top ones in China, including bridge structural dynamics laboratory, highway tunnel laboratory, road circular track laboratory and coach laboratory. The advanced technological facilities provide reliable scientific supports for the communications researches and designs of major projects.

CCRDI holds eight Grade A certificates on highway engineering reconnaissance and design, highway engineering consulting, highway engineering supervision, highway engineering environmental protection, pioneering and design for geology hazard implementation project etc., and a construction certificate which is appropriate for all the fields of communications engineering. Besides, CCRDI is an ISO 9001 registered entity.