Key links for China

Construction work is now pushing ahead on key highway connections in China's Shaanxi Province.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Construction work is now pushing ahead on key highway connections in China's Shaanxi Province. One of the major projects is for a 79km highway that will link Jia County with Yulin in a deal worth some US$826 million. The project is being managed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model.

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