China: transportation in Guizhou province to be enhanced by 2018

Transportation infrastructure, including many roads, in three autonomous states in China's Guizhou province will be enhanced by 2018. The state of Qiandongnan, Qiannan and Qianxinan will get a new 1,150km highway as well as 634km of new rail line, including high-speed routes. The states will also be served by more air routes and get an expansion of Xingyi Wanfenglin airport as well construction of a new airport, Luodian. Meanwhile, in China's Anhui province, construction starts in June of the 39.25
May 8, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Transportation infrastructure, including many roads, in three autonomous states in China's Guizhou province will be enhanced by 2018.

The state of Qiandongnan, Qiannan and Qianxinan will get a new 1,150km highway as well as 634km of new rail line, including high-speed routes.

The states will also be served by more air routes and get an expansion of Xingyi Wanfenglin airport as well construction of a new airport, Luodian.

Meanwhile, in China's Anhui province, construction starts in June of the 39.25km highway between Guangde and Ningguo, costing around US$440 million. The work is part of a major infrastructure upgrading plan that includes building Anhui's Wuhu Xuancheng airport.

Construction is expected to start in December on the airport that will have a 2,800m runway and a 10,000m2 terminal building.
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