China’s Hunan Province developing transport infrastructure

China’s Hunan Province is developing its transport infrastructure with a series of major projects now being planned. Over US$4.06 billion will be spent on constructing nine highways in the province and these new routes will measure a total of 535km. The projects being planned include the 32km Guiyang-Pengtang highway, a 121km route from Anxiang-Chili, a 56km highway from Jingzhou-Liping, a 20km section from Jiangbei-Ganshan, a 42.5km road from Ningxiang-Shaoshan, a 6.5km link from Chenglingji and an 83.5km
March 24, 2017 Read time: 1 min
China’s Hunan Province is developing its transport infrastructure with a series of major projects now being planned. Over US$4.06 billion will be spent on constructing nine highways in the province and these new routes will measure a total of 535km. The projects being planned include the 32km Guiyang-Pengtang highway, a 121km route from Anxiang-Chili, a 56km highway from Jingzhou-Liping, a 20km section from Jiangbei-Ganshan, a 42.5km road from Ningxiang-Shaoshan, a 6.5km link from Chenglingji and an 83.5km stretch from Wushi-Yingyang. The work on the Anxiang-Chili highway is expected to take 36 months to complete.
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