Skip to main content

China’s longest highway completed by end of June 2014

China’s new longest highway is due to be completed by the end of June 2014. Around 97% of Xinjiang region's 428.9km Aksu-Kashgar highway is said to have been completed to date. The new route will eventually cost just over US$2 billion (CNY 12.3 billion) and is scheduled to open at the end of September 2014.
March 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
China’s new longest highway is due to be completed by the end of June 2014. Around 97% of Xinjiang region's 428.9km Aksu-Kashgar highway is said to have been completed to date. The new route will eventually cost just over US$2 billion (CNY 12.3 billion) and is scheduled to open at the end of September 2014.

Meanwhile, China's National Development and Reform Commission has approved the construction of a $4.71 billion (CNY 29.2 billion) road linking Linhe district in Baynnur city with Baigeda in Gansu province. The 936km road with four lanes is part of the Beijing-Urumqi Expressway. A total of 819km of the road’s overall length will be laid in Inner Mongolia.

Related Content

  • Nigerian bridge deal awarded
    January 17, 2023
    A major Nigerian bridge deal has been awarded.
  • Mexico’s new highway for Oaxaca
    May 3, 2023
    Mexico’s Oaxaca State is to benefit from a major new highway link – Mauro Nogarin and Mike Woof report
  • Vietnam road projects underway
    February 5, 2021
    Key Vietnam road projects are currently underway.
  • Bulgaria: back on track?
    July 23, 2012
    Several important Bulgarian road projects are expected to gain momentum over the coming weeks, a welcome boost for a sector that has been beset by delays in the past. In mid-September, the National Road Infrastructure Agency (NRIA) announced that it would soon be declaring new tenders for the construction of two key road projects worth a total of US$94 million (approximately €68.8 million). One section will link the south-eastern city of Kardzhali to Podkova, near the Greek border: the second will connect t