US $1.2bn Zhoukou-Zhengzhou, China highway construction begins
Work has begun on constructing a US $ 1.2 billion 144km highway between Zhengzhou and Zhoukou in China. The highway has a designed speed of 120km/hour and a width of 28m.
September 11, 2012
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Work has begun on constructing a US $ 1.2 billion 144km highway between Zhengzhou and Zhoukou in China. The highway has a designed speed of 120km/hour and a width of 28m.
China’s northwest province of Shaanxi plans to increase its spending on highways by 22% to nearly US$8.9 billion, according to an official statement.
World Highways reported last year that Shaanxi was to spend nearly $5.8 billion in 2014.
Of the total, nearly $5.8 billion has been allocated for five highway construction projects totalling 261km.
Within 2015, there will be 600km of new highways in the province, raising the total highway length to over 5,000km by the end of 2015.
Meanwhile, 11 new
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