Length of highways in Chinese province of Henan to rise to 8,070km by 2020

The length of highways in Henan Province, China will be increased by around 1,460km to 8,070km by 2020 under a highway network revision plan unveiled by the provincial government. The Henan government is considering three highways with a total length of about 512km and 10 that span a combined 948km. Henan already has the longest highways of all Chinese provinces.
October 18, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The length of highways in Henan Province, China will be increased by around 1,460km to 8,070km by 2020 under a highway network revision plan unveiled by the provincial government.

The Henan government is considering three highways with a total length of about 512km and 10 that span a combined 948km. Henan already has the longest highways of all Chinese provinces.

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