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Chinese highway projects now underway

Two major highway projects are now moving forward in China, with one connecting Guangdong Province with Guangzhou Province and the other lcoated in Yunnan Province. The second stage of Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaoqing highway project will provide an improved link between Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Province and work will commence at the end of 2015. The new highway will connect Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province with Shijing in Guangzhou Province. The project is worth US$2 billion and the work is expected to be c
March 30, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Two major highway projects are now moving forward in China, with one connecting Guangdong Province with Guangzhou Province and the other lcoated in Yunnan Province. The second stage of Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaoqing highway project will provide an improved link between Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Province and work will commence at the end of 2015. The new highway will connect Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province with Shijing in Guangzhou Province. The project is worth US$2 billion and the work is expected to be complete at the end of 2018. The 47km highway will feature six to eight lanes and noise attenuation.

Meanwhile in Yunnan Province, work is underway on the Yuxi-Lincang highway project. This work is expected to cost $4.7 billion and should be complete during 2018. Work is starting on the 79.4km Pu'er (Zhentai)-Lincang stretch in October 2015.

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