Work is now commencing on a new highway megaproject in China. The 204km highway will be built in China’s Hebei Province and will cost around US$4.09 billion to construct.
March 21, 2012
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Work is now commencing on a new highway megaproject in China. The 204km highway will be built in China’s Hebei Province and will cost around US$4.09 billion to construct. The project forms part of a network of expressways in Chengzhang.
In China’s Hebei Province a total of US$14.93 billion will be invested in transport infrastructure during 2013. This will include 22 highways to allow the province to have highways totaling 5,587km by end-2013. As for ordinary trunk roads, maintenance is to be carried out on 247km of roads and works will commence on projects totaling 1,300km, with 300km to be ready for use by end-2013.
China’s Hebei Province is planning a series of transport infrastructure improvements during 2019. Highway construction will be amongst the works being prioritised under the plan, which has a budget of over US$8 billion. In all, 1,172km of highway will be built in the province under the programme of works. During 2019, work will commence on six new highway stretches with a total length of 332km. A 217km stretch of highway under construction already will be opened to traffic in 2019, while work is continuing
