China’s Inner Mongolia region plans US$10.42bn road constructions in 2014

China's Inner Mongolia region plans to invest US$10.42 billion (CNY 65 billion) in road construction in 2014. The road projects will span over a combined 15,000km, with highways accounting for 1,990km of that. The seven cities in the west of the region plan to complete a road investment of $6.7 billion (CNY 41 billion), covering a total length of 7,000km. Meanwhile, the earmarked two-year construction of the Beijing section of the Beijing-Taipei Expressway is expected to start within 2014. The 120km/h limi
June 12, 2014 Read time: 1 min
China's Inner Mongolia region plans to invest US$10.42 billion (CNY 65 billion) in road construction in 2014. The road projects will span over a combined 15,000km, with highways accounting for 1,990km of that. The seven cities in the west of the region plan to complete a road investment of $6.7 billion (CNY 41 billion), covering a total length of 7,000km.

Meanwhile, the earmarked two-year construction of the Beijing section of the Beijing-Taipei Expressway is expected to start within 2014. The 120km/h limit Beijing section will be another highway linking Tianjin.
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