Amazing Engineering: China's Ya'an - Xichang Trans Mountain Expressway

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Some 4000km Chinese expressways opened in last 10 days of 2013。

G7511, Qindong Expressway, China
20 December 2013

A 55 kilometer extension of the G7511 Qindong Expressway opened to traffic in southern China. It runs from Fangcheng to the border with Vietnam at Dongxing. It's the coastal route along the South China Sea. This completes the G7511 after more than a decade.

S91 Dongxin Expressway, China
25 December 2013

The Dongxin Expressway in Hunan province opened to traffic recently. It runs from G60 at Dongkou to Xinning. The new expressway is 117 kilometers long and appears to have a branch route around Wugang.

Meida Expressway, China
28 December 2013

The 61 kilometer long Meida Expressway opened to traffic today in eastern Guangdong provincie in China. It runs from G25 at Meizhou tot Dabu and will eventually connect to S10 in Fujian province.

S3 Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway, China
28 December 2013

The last link of the S3 Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway opened to traffic today. It runs from G9411 in Dongguan to the northern side of Shenzhen. This completes the Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway (89 km). It is the fourth north-south expressway between Dongguang and Shenzhen, the westernmost one, and the shortest one.

G42S Huwu Expressway, China
27 December 2013

The G42S Huwu Expressway extension opened to traffic in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. It extends west from Lishui to near Chaohu, and includes the large Ma'anshan Bridge across the Yangtze River. The opened section is circa 105 kilometers long.

G6911 Anlai Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The 46 kilometer long G6911 Anlai Expressway opens to traffic in eastern Chongqing. It runs from G42 at Fengjie to Wuxi. Little is known about this expressway, but it runs through very mountainous terrain and likely includes several tunnels and large bridges.

G0401 Changsha Ring Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The northeastern and southeastern segments of the G0401 Ring Expressway around the city of Changsha in Hunan province open to traffic. They are 11 and 12 kilometers long. It also incorporates 13 kilometers of the existing S21 Changzhu Expressway into the G0401, completing the full loop around Changsha (102 km).

G72 Quannan Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The easternmost 45 kilometers of the Quannan Expressway in Hunan province open to traffic, from Yanling to the Jiangxi border. It was reported earlier that this expressway opened in December 2012, but that may have been an error.

4E Wushen Expressway, China
30 December 2013

A 151 kilometer stretch of the G4E Wushen Expressway opens to traffic in Hunan province. It runs from Yanling to Rucheng near the border with Guangdong. This completes the G4E in Hunan province. It was previously known as the S11 Pingyu Expressway. The Wushen Expressway will provide a second north-south route between Wuhan and Shenzhen, in addition to the older G4 Jinggang'ao Expressway.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
30 December 2013

A 141 kilometer stretch of the G56 Hangrui Expressway opens to traffic in Hunan province. It's located in the northern part of Hunan, from west of Yueyang to Changde.

There will be a new bridge across the Xiang River at Yueyang, but it doesn't appear to have been built yet. There is still a missing link of G56 in the vicinity of Yueyang.

Huarong - Shishou Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The first 13 kilometers of the Huarong - Shishou Expressway opens to traffic in Hunan province. It runs from also opened G56 at Huarong to the border with Hubei, just south of Shishou. No facts are known about the expressway in Hubei province.

S70 Louhuai Expressway, China
30 December 2013

A 92 kilometer segment of the S70 Louhuai Expressway opens to traffic in Hunan province. It runs from Xupu to G65 at Huaihua. S70 runs north and parallel to G60 through western Hunan.

S? Lezi Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The 113 kilometer long Lezi Expressway opens to traffic in Sichuan province. It runs from the city of Leshang (G93) to the city of Zigong (G85) in central Sichuan. The terrain is relatively flat.

G5611 Dali Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The 192 kilometer G5611 Dali Expressway opens to traffic in Yunnan province. It runs from G56 at Dali to Lijiang. Another extension opened as a two-lane road into Shangri-La County (near Deqen).

5012 Enguang Expressway, China
30 December 2013

A 110 kilometer segment of the G5012 Enguang Expressway opens to traffic in Sichuan province. It runs from Bazhong to Dazhou and is also known as the Bada Expressway. It runs through a very uneven, but not extremely mountainous terrain. The intermediate city is Pingchang.

G65 Baomao Expressway, China
25 December 2013

A 198 kilometer stretch of the G65 Baomao Expressway opened to traffic in far southwestern Hunan province. It runs from the border with Guangxi at Tongdao to G60 at Huaihua. This means G65 is more or less completed in Hunan.

G7611 Douxiang Expressway, China
22 December 2013

The first 44 kilometer segment of the G7611 Douxiang Expressway opened to traffic in Guizhou province. It runs from G60 at Zhenning to Liuzhi. It is unknown what G7611 will eventually connect, the name and number implies a longer route than what opened.

G5013 Yurong Expressway, China
25 December 2013

The Chongqing segment of the G5013 Yurong Expressway (Chengdu - Chongqing Expressway) opened to traffic. It is 78 kilometers long. The Sichuan segment will open in June 2014.

The expressway provides a direct connection between the very large cities of Chengdu and Chongqing. Currently there are several expressway routes between the cities, all of which are indirect.

G7011 Shitian Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The easternmost 58 kilometers of the G7011 Shitian Expressway opened to traffic in Hubei province. It runs from G70 at Shiyang to the Shaanxi border. This completes the eastern part of G7011. The expressway has a huge amount of tunnels in Hubei, but none of them are very long.

G75 Lanhai Expressway, China
26 December 2013

A 130 kilometer segment of the G75 Lanhai Expressway opened to traffic in far southern Gansu province. It runs from the border with Sichuan province to near Longnan. Google Earth imagery is not available in this area, but the terrain is mountainous and likely includes several tunnels.

G4E Wushen Expressway, China
26 December 2013

A 49 kilometer expressway opened to traffic in southern Hubei province. It runs from G4 at Xianning to G56 at Tongshan. It is likely a part of the G4E Wushen Expressway.

S? Xianning - Huangshi Expressway, China
26 December 2013

The 56 kilometer long Xianning - Huangshi Expressway opened to traffic in Hubei province. It runs from G4 (or G4E) at Xianning to G45 south of Huangshi through flat terrain, south of Wuhan.

S? Luoding Expressway, China
28 December 2013

A 32 kilometer of the Luoding Expressway opened to traffic in western Guangdong. It runs from Luoding to the border with Guangxi. Name and number are unknown. It connects to G80 through an expressway that opened 29 December 2012.

G50S Shiyu Expressway, China
23 December 2013

An 88 kilometer extension of the G50S Shiyu Expressway opened to traffic in Chongqing. It runs from Fuling to G5001 at Chongqing City. It runs south of the Yangtze River and features several tunnels.

G55 + G78 expressways, China
28 December 2013

A 30 kilometer expressway segment opened to traffic near Huaji, Guangdong province. It's 13 kilometers of G55 Erguang Expressway near Huaji, and a connecting 17 kilometer of G78 Shankun Expressway to the border with Guangxi.

S5 Guangming Expressway, China
27 December 2013

A 20 kilometer extension of S5 Guangming Expressway opened to traffic in western Guangdong province. It runs from provincial road S273 to an interchange near Xinxing.

S? Huangshan - Qimen Expressway, China
30 December 2013

The 103 kilometer long Huangshan - Qimen Expressway opened to traffic in southern Anhui province. The expressway links G3 near Huangshan in Anhui with G35 in Jiangxi. Most of the route is in Anhui, but the section in Jiangxi may have opened earlier, 2011 Google Earth imagery shows pretty advanced construction.

 

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G5515 Zhangnan Expressway, China
28 December 2013

The first 94 kilometers of G5515 Zhangnan Expressway opened to traffic in Sichuan province. It runs from Quxian to Nanchong. G5515 will ultimately run from Zhangjiajie to Nanchong.

G15W3 Yongguan Expressway, China
28 December 2013

A 50 kilometer segment of the G15W3 Yongguan Expressway opened to traffic in Fujian province. It runs near Putian and is an extension of a section from Fuzhou that opened in May 2013. G15W3 is a new north-south expressway along the southeast coast of China, from Ningbo to Dongguan. It runs parallel to the older G15, but more inland.

G15W3 Yongguan Expressway, China
28 December 2013

Another 160 kilometer segment of the G15W3 Yongguan Expressway also opened in Fujian province, from near Xiamen to the border with Guangdong, north of Zhao'an. It may include a new alignment of G76 around Zhangzhou.

S10 Puyong Expressway, China
31 December 2013

A 100 kilometer missing link of the S10 Puyong Expressway opens to traffic in Fujian province. It runs from Wutongzhen (west of Fuzhou) to Zhangping. This more or less completes the 299 km S10 in Fujian.

Nan'an - Shijing Expressway, China
31 December 2013

The 41 kilometer Nan'an - Shijing Expressway opens to traffic today. It runs from G72/G1502 at Nan'an (near Quanzhou) to the coast at Shijing. It's a sort of western bypass of Quanzhou and may be an extension of G1502.

G95 Capital Area Expressway, China
31 December 2013

A 121 kilometer segment of G95 Capital Area Expressway opens to traffic in Hebei province. It runs from provincial road G109 to G5 at Baoding. The expressway runs through extremely rugged terrain west of Beijing. It will form some kind of outer beltway of Beijing, which could easily be the longest in the world.

S26 Huchang Expressway, China
31 December 2013

An 11 kilometer segment of S26 Huchang Expressway opens to traffic in Shanghai. It links G15 and G1501 on the western side of Shanghai.

Shanghai generally doesn't see as many new expressway openings in the last couple of years like other areas do. Shanghai city province currently has 1054 kilometers of expressway.

S? Xinglin Expressway, China
31 December 2013

An 84 kilometer extension of what is known as the Xinglin Expressway in Hebei province opens to traffic. The expressway runs west from G4 at Xingtai into the mountains to the border with Shanxi.

S2 Bashan Expressway, China
1 January 2014

The first 73 kilometers of the Bashan Expressway opened to traffic in Sichuan province. It runs from Bazhong to Nanjiang in northern Sichuan. It has been suggested this may become part of G85 (Chongqing - Kunming Expressway), but it's north of Chongqing.

Another extension to Hanzhong in Shaanxi is under construction and includes the 13.8 km long 2x2 Micangshan Tunnel at the border.

G4216 Lipan Expressway, China
1 January 2014

The first 41 kilometer segment of the G4216 Lipan Expressway opened to traffic in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. It runs from Huaping to G5 at Panzhihua. It will eventually connect Lijiang and Panzhihua.

G7011 Shitian Expressway, China
24 December 2013

A 34 kilometer extension of the G7011 Shitian Expressway opened to traffic recently in Shaanxi province. It runs from Lueyang to the border with Gansu province. This completes G7011 in Shaanxi.

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S27 Renshen Expressway, Guangdong, China
31 January 2013

The first 63 kilometers of the Renshen Expressway opened to traffic in the Pearl River Delta. It runs from G35 west of Huizhou to G15/G25 near Shenzhen. It's the first part of the planned 352 kilometer expressway from Renhua to Shenzhen.

Baoteng Expressway, Yunnan, China
6 February 2013

The 63 kilometer Baoteng Expressway opens in western Yunnan, China. This expressway runs close to the border with Myanmar, between G56 and Tongcheng. It contains the large Longjiang River Bridge, a suspension bridge with a main span of 1196 meters. The bridge deck is 295 meters above the river. This bridge will not open until 2015, however.

S2 Chengdenan Expressway, Sichuan, China
31 March 2013

A 12 kilometer extension of the Chengdenan Expressway in Sichuan province opened to traffic. It's the Bazhong bypass segment. It includes an interchange with S16 expressway.

G5 Jingkun Expressway, Yunnan, China
1 April 2013

The southernmost 4 kilometers of the Jingkun Expressway opened to traffic in the city of Kunming. It links the Second and Third Ring Road and runs entirely on viaducts.

Yutie Expressway, Guangxi, China
3 April 2013

The 174 kilometer Yutie Expressway opened to traffic in southern China. It runs from Yulin to Tieshangang near the coast. There is some speculation that this expressway may be extended north for a total length of 715 kilometers.

G72 Quannan Expressway, Guangxi, China
2 April 2013

The last 53 kilometer segment of the Quannan Expressway opened to traffic in Guangxi. It runs from Xing'an to the Guilin beltway. This completes G72's alignment in Guangxi.

Yunhe - Jingning Expressway, Zhejiang, China
10 April 2013

A 12 kilometer spur of the G25 Changshen Expressway opened in southern Zhejiang province. It links the G25 with the city of Jingning, hence the name of Yunhe - Jingning Expressway. The formal name and number is unknown. The new expressway contains several tunnels.

Liuqin Expressway, Guangxi, China
10 April 2013

The Liuqin Expressway opened to traffic in Guangxi, southern China. It runs from the G72 (Quannan Expressway) at Liujing southward to Qingzhou at the coast. It runs more or less parallel to G75 (Lanhai Expressway) and serves as a shortcut from northern Guangxi to the coast. The new expressway has a length of 140 kilometers.

 

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Hefei Xinqiao Airport Expressway, China
10 May 2013

The 18 kilometer Hefei Xinqiao Airport Expressway opened to traffic near Hefei, Anhui. It connects the new Xinqiao Airport with the city of Hefei. Strangely they decided not to connect it immediately to the ring road, but rather via G312, an urban arterial at this point. However, there is an interchange with the Hushan Expressway (G40) which allows access to the Hefei area expressway system. The new expressway has 2x3 lanes with a wide median to support a future light rail.

S10 Puyong Expressway, Fujian, China
18 May 2013

A 67 kilometer stretch of the S10 Puyong Expressway opened to traffic in Fujian province. It runs from the G3 near Fuzhou westward through mountainous areas, passing by Yongtai and ending about 25 kilometers past Yongtai.

It is part of a longer east-west expressway that runs from Fuzhou to the Guangdong border near Yongding. It's an inland expressway that runs parallel to the G15 at 50 - 100 km distance.
G93 Chengyu Ring Expressway, China
2 June, 2013

The remaining 76 kilometers of the G93 Chengyu Ring Expressway opened to traffic in Sichuan province. This completes the 1057 kilometer regional beltway that connects towns and cities in the periphery of both Chengdu and Chongqing metropolitan areas. It is one of the longest loop motorways in the world, even though it's not a full loop, but a ¾ loop, the western part consists of the G85.


S40 Suining - Meishan Expressway, Sichuan, China
5 June 2013

The first 124 kilometers of the S40 Suining - Meishan Expressway opened to traffic in central Sichuan. It runs from Suining to Ziyang. An extension to Meishan is planned or under construction.

G25 Changshen Expressway, Zhejiang, China
25 June 2013

The final 54 kilometers of the G25 Changshen Expressway opened to traffic in mountainous inland Zhejiang province in Eastern China. The completed segment runs from Longquan to the border with Fujian near Qingyuan.

S20 Chuanshan Port Expressway, Zhejiang, China
28 June 2013

The new S20 Chuanshan Port Expressway opened to traffic in Zhejiang province, eastern China. It runs from the large city of Ningbo to the new container port of Chuanshan over a distance of 35 kilometers. It runs through mountainous coastal area and features several tunnels.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
June 29, 2013

A 125 kilometer stretch of the Hangrui Expressway opened to traffic in western Guizhou. It runs from Beiji tot Weining (no Google Earth imagery is available in this area). It runs parallel to the G326 national road.

G56 is now almost completed in western Guizhou. This area is mountainous, so it may contain some large bridges and tunnels.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
28 June 2013

Two segments of the Hangrui Expressway opened in Guizhou province. It's a 50 kilometer segment from Meitan to Zunyi in northern Guizhou, and a 63 kilometer segment west of Tongren in eastern Guizhou.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
2 July 2013

The 12 kilometer bypass of Zunyi, Guizhou opened to traffic. It includes a large elevated interchange with G75 (Lanhai Expressway). Unfortunately Google Earth does not have recent imagery of this area.

500 kilometers of G56 is now completed in Guizhou. There was 0 kilometers completed until a year ago.

G15W Changtai Expressway, China
9 July 2013

The last 70 kilometer missing link of the Changtai Expressway opened in Zhejiang province, east of Hangzhou and southwest of Shanghai. This completes the Changtai Expressway as a large-scale 339 kilometer bypass of both the Shanghai and Hangzhou metropolitan areas.

This new expressway also includes the 10 kilometer long Jiashao Bridge across the Hangzhou Bay. It consists of 5 main cable-stayed spans, each with a length of 428 meter. Total bridge length is 10 137 meters. The bridge is located 40 kilometers west of the even larger Hangzhou Bay Bridge.

G8011 Kaihe Expressway, Yunnan, China
23 July 2013

A 46 kilometer segment of the Kaihe Expressway opened to traffic in Yunnan province. The newly opened segment runs from Kaiyuan to Honghe. The expressway is part of a route from Kunming to Hanoi.

G30 Lianhuo Expressway, Gansu, China
30 July 2013

A 44 kilometer segment of the Lianhuo Expressway opened to traffic in Gansu, western China. This segment runs at circa 3000 meters altitude and has several tunnels. The opened segment is in the vicinity of Gulang and replaces the G312 for through traffic. The newly opened segment is circa 140 kilometers northwest of the city of Lanzhou.

S21 Fuying Expressway, Liaoning, China
31 July 2013

A 97 kilometer segment of the Fuying Expressway opens to traffic in Liaoning province. It stretches from Fuxin to G1/G16 near Panjin. It is basically a direct northward extension of G16. Another stretch of S21 is located further south near Yingkou.

Shuicheng - Panxian Expressway, Guizhou, China
16 August 2013

The Shuicheng - Panxian Expressway opens to traffic in Guizhou, China. The 91 kilometer expressway connects Shuicheng with G60 (Hukun Expressway) near Panxian in western Guizhou. Little is known about the new expressway (tunnels, bridges, lanes) because of the poor coverage of Google Earth in this area.

S3 Ningxuan Expressway, Anhui, China
8 September 2013

A 36 kilometer segment of the Ningxuan Expressway opens to traffic in Anhui province, China. It connects Ningguo with Xuancheng in the southeast of the province. It will likely form part of a north south route that extends to Nanjing. There is also a Ningxuan Expressway in nearby Jiangsu province (S55).

G93 Chengyu Ring Expressway, China
12 September 2013

A 91 kilometer segment of the G93 Chengyu Ring Expressway opened to traffic in Sichuan province. It runs from Jiajiang to Ya'an, south of Chengdu. G93 is a regional ring road with a planned length of 1057 kilometers.

S209 Qingping Expressway, Shenzhen, China
17 September 2013

The northern 12.7 kilometer segment of the S209 Qingping Expressway in Shenzhen opened to traffic. It runs from S28 to Pingshancun. It runs 6 kilometers east of G94.

Nanfu Expressway, Chongqing, China
28 September 2013

The 56 kilometer Nanfu Expressway opens to traffic in Chongqing. It runs from G65 (Baomao Expressway) near Nanchuan, north to Fuling. It's located circa 80 kilometers east of Chongqing city.

G3001 / S2 Zhengzhou Ring Expressway, China
27 September 2013

A 29 kilometer extension of the Zhengzhou Ring Expressway opened to traffic in Henan, China. It runs north from G30 to S86 near Wuzhi. The exact route number is unclear, Chinese Wikipedia attributes both G3001 and S2 to the ring road.

G45 Daguang Expressway, China
30 September 2013

A 100 kilometer stretch of the Daguang Expressway opens to traffic in Inner Mongolia. It runs from the border with Hebei to Chifeng. This completes G45's route through southeastern Inner Mongolia.

 

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S80 Taicang Port North Expressway, China
8 October 2013

The S80 / Taicang Port North Expressway opened to traffic in Jiangsu province. The expressway is 15 kilometers long and connects the new port of Taicang with G15. It's located just outside Shanghai. The name suggests there will also be a southern expressway to the port, to be numbered S81.

G8011 Kaihe Expressway, Yunnan, China
9 October 2013

The remaining 22 kilometer segment of the Kaihe Expressway opened to traffic in Yunnan. It runs from G80 to Kaiyuan. G8011 is an expressway that links to the border with Vietnam.

unknown expressway, Guizhou, China
10 October 2013

A 37 kilometer segment of expressway opened to traffic in Guizhou. It runs from the Guiyang southern ring road to Huishui. It connects to other segments of expressways that could form a Guiyang - Qianxinan Expressway, but no name or number of this route is confirmed.

Zunchi Expressway, Guizhou, China
18 October 2013

A 49 kilometer extension of the Zunchi Expressway in Guizhou opened to traffic. It runs north from Renhuai through mountainous terrain and may include some large bridges. Little is known about this expressway. It is not numbered on Google Maps.

Zunyi Ring Expressway, Guizhou, China
25 October 2013

The 31 kilometer Ring Expressway of the city of Zunyi opened to traffic in Guizhou province, China. The Ring Expressway runs east of Zunyi, from Hangrui Expressway (G56) to the Zunyi - Suiyang Expressway.

G5 Jingkun Expressway, China
26 October 2013

The final link of the national expressway G5 (Jingkun Expressway) opened to traffic in Yunnan, China. The completed segment is 67 kilometers long and runs from Wuding to Kunming.

G70 Fuyin Expressway, China
28 October 2013

A 25 kilometer missing link of the G70 Fuyin Expressway opened to traffic around Jiujiang at the borders of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. It includes a large bridge across the Yangtze River. This completes the entire G70.

G72 Quannan Expressway, China
28 October 2013

A 43 kilometer missing link of the G72 Quannan Expressway opened to traffic in western Jiangxi province, from Jinggangshan to the Hunan provincial border. This completes the route of the entire G72 from Quanzhou to Nanning.

Yujia Expressway, China
29 October 2013

The 79 kilometer Yujia Expressway opened to traffic in Shaanxi province. It runs from Yulin to Jiaxian in the north.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
5 November 2013

A 31 kilometer stretch of the Hangrui Expressway opened in Hunan province, China. It runs from Fenghuang (G65 interchange) to the border with Guizhou province.

expressway in Fujian, China
8 November 2013

An 80 kilometer stretch of expressway opens in inland Fujian, from G70 near Taining to the Jiangxi border. Google Earth imagery confirms several long tunnels. This may be a part of the S0311 Pujian Expressway, although it does not directly connect with the existing part of that route (it is routed via G70).

G5601 Kunming Ring Expressway, China
8 November 2013

A 39 kilometer stretch of the Ring Expressway of Kunming (Yunnan province) opens to traffic. It runs from the recently opened G5 to G56 northwest and west of the city. The expressway has six lanes and several tunnels.

Wangzhuangbao - Fanshi Expressway, China
9 November 2013

A 58 kilometer expressway opened to traffic in Shanxi, China. It runs from the G18 at Wangzhuangbao to the city of Fanshi in northern Shanxi. Little is known about the expressway, it has a trumpet interchange with G18. It likely contains one or more long tunnels.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
10 November 2013

A circa 20 kilometer segment of G56 Hangrui Expressway opens in eastern Yunnan province. It runs from Tongren-Daxing Airport at the border with Guizhou to Tongren-North.

G2511 Xinlu Expressway, China
13 November 2013

A 89 kilometer segment of the G2511 Xinlu Expressway opens to traffic in Inner Mongolia, from the border with Liaoning to G45 at Tongliao. This is the first segment of G2511 in Inner Mongolia that opens to traffic. It is planned to extend to Jarud.

Fuling - Shizhu Expressway, China
15 November 2013

A 110 kilometer new expressway opens to traffic in Chongqing municipality in China. It's the Fuling - Shizhu Expressway that runs from the city of Fuling to G50 neaar Shizhu. Few details are known about this expressway, there is no recent Google Earth imagery in this area.

S? Hunyuan - Guangling Expressway, China
18 November 2013

A 77 kilometer new expressway opens to traffic in Shanxi, China. It runs from Hunyuan to Guangling in northeastern Shanxi. It does not appear to be an extension of the G18.

S? Songyuan Ring Expressway, China
19 November 2013

A 27 kilometer new expressway opened around the western and northern parts of Songyuan in Jilin province. It's a direct extension (shortcut) of G45, but is apparently not part of it, even though it appears to be shorter than G45 which loops around the southern and eastern parts of town.

S? Wuwei - Jinchang Expressway, China
20 November 2013

A 74 kilometer new expressway opens to traffic in Gansu, China. It runs from G30 at Wuwei to Jinchang.

G2012 Dingwu Expressway, China
20 November 2013

The remaining 157 kilometer segment of the G2012 Dingwu Expressway opens to traffic in Gansu, China. It runs from the Ningxia border to G30 south of Wuwei.

G22 Qinglan Expressway, China
20 November 2013

A 128 kilometer segment of Qinglan Expressway (G22) opens to traffic in Gansu, China. It runs from near the Shaanxi border to Qingyang.

S3 Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway, China
21 November 2013

A 24 kilometer segment of S3 Guangzhou - Shenzhen Expressway opened to traffic in Guangdong province. It's the southernmost segment in Shenzhen. The northern part opened on 18 January 2012, the middle part will open late December 2013.

S24 Xingba Expressway, China
21 November 2013

A large 265 kilometer segment of expressway opened to traffic in China. It's located in Inner Mongolia and stretches from Xinghe (possibly from the Hebei border) to Junggar. Only the eastern two-thirds are visible on Google Earth, and Junggar region has 2013 imagery, so it is possible it does not yet extend all the way to Junggar / S31 yet.

S12 Chuxin Expressway, China
21 November 2013

A 70 kilometer segment of the Chuxin Expressway opens to traffic in Anhui province, China. It runs from Fuyang to the border with Henan, through flat terrain. This completes the east-west expressway in Henan and Anhui that connects several regional cities.

S? Jianhe - Sinan Expressway, China
28 November 2013

A 154 kilometer new expressway opens to traffic in eastern Guizhou, China. It runs from G60 at Jianhe to G56 at Sinan. It's a north-south expressway with 2x2 lanes. Little is known about this expressway, as there is no recent Google Earth imagery in the area. It likely contains bridges and tunnels given the mountainous terrain.

S? Zunchi Expressway, China
29 November 2013

Yet another 126 kilometer segment of the Zunchi Expressway opened to traffic in Guizhou province. It runs from north of Renhuai to the Sichuan border at Chishui. There is little known about this expressway, which runs through mountainous terrain and may include several large bridges and tunnels. There is no recent Google Earth imagery in this area.

S? Zhangzhou Port Expressway, China
30 November 2013

The 22 kilometer Zhangzhou Port Expressway opens to traffic in Fujian province, China. It runs from the G15 (Shenhai Expressway) east to the port of Zhangzhou (south of Xiamen). It also includes a connector road to the Xiamen - Zhangzhou Bridge which opened in May 2013.

S11 Pingyu Expressway, China
30 November 2013

A 105 kilometer stretch of the Pingyu Expressway opens to traffic in Hunan province. It runs from G72 at Chaling to G60 at Liling. The Pingyu Expressway will span the entire length of Hunan from north to south when completed.

G56 Hangrui Expressway, China
1 December 2013

A circa 50 kilometer segment of the Hangrui Expressway opens to traffic in Guizhou province. It runs from Sinan to Jiangcha, through mountainous terrain. Little is known about bridges or tunnels, but it likely contains some of them given the mountainous terrain.

Huangshan - Wucaiwan Expressway, China
7 December 2013

The Huangshan - Wucaiwan Expressway opens to traffic in Xinjiang, China. It runs parallel to G216 through the desert, in a very remote area northeast of Ürümqi. The expressway is 96 kilometers long. It doesn't appear to serve anything else than a distant power plant (which appears to be new, Google Earth shows cooling towers under construction).

G45 Daguang expressway, China
9 December 2013

A 112 kilometer section of the Daguang expressway opens in Northeastern Hebei province. It runs from Inner Mongolia border to Chengde. It includes the Northwestern part of Chengde ringroad. Only the section from Jiangxi border to Conghua in Guangdong province is missing now.

Also today, a 70 kilometer expressway from G45 to Weichang opens. It may include some long tunnels, given the terrain through it runs. No number is known.

S? Shahoku - Hohhot Expressway, China
5 December 2013

A 91 kilometer new expressway opened to traffic in Inner Mongolia, China. It runs from the Shanxi border at Shahoku to the G0601 Ring Expresssway of Hohhot. It serves a new subdivision and appears to be an extension of the Shanxi S30 Sunyou Expressway.

G3013 Kayi Expressway, China
12 December 2013

The 214 kilometer long Kayi Expressway opened to traffic in extreme western China. It runs from Kashgar to the Kyrgyz border at Irkeshtam. It's the westernmost expressway of China, but it's not a full standard expressway, Google Earth imagery clearly shows a 9 - 10 meter wide road west of Ulugqat, and a full expressway east of Ulugqat. The new expressway serves a border crossing that wasn't even paved until six years ago.

Nanchuan - Wansheng Expressway, China
13 December 2013

The 30 kilometer long Nanchuan - Wansheng Expressway opens to traffic in Chongqing municipality. It's located circa 60 kilometers southeast of the city of Chongqing.

G3014 Kui'a Expressway, China
16 December 2013

A 132 kilometer new stretch of expressway opens to traffic in Xinjiang, China. It's an extension of the Kui'a Expressway, from south of Karamay to Urho. The Kui'a Expressway will ultimately connect Kuytun with Altay near the Mongolian border.

G3016 Qingyi Expressway, China
16 December 2013

A 67 kilometer extension of the G3016 Qingyi Expressway opens to traffic in Xinjiang, China. It runs from west of Yining (also known as Ili) to Dunmazhazhen.

G1N Jingqin Expressway, China
16 December 2013

A new stretch of the Jingqin Expressway opens to traffic in Hebei province, China. It runs from the Tianjin border to the G25 at Zunhua. It's 28 kilometers long. G1N will parallel the first generation G1 from Beijing to Qinhuangdao.

S? Yan'an - Wuqi Expressway, China
19 December 2013

A 110 kilometer long new expressway opened to traffic in northern Shaanxi province, China. It runs from G65 north of Yan'an, west to Wuqi. It's mostly north of provincial road S303.

 

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Not to belittle your comment in any way but I know the Chief Engineer on this project quite well, he is American.

China is making great strides but some hand holding is still required along the way.

And yes the engineering going on here and at the progress it's happening is beyond human belief, glad I'm here to see it (I live 2 hours away from this Ya'An - Xichang freeway).

what is his name ,the Chief Engineer.i search from baidu,all engineer are chinese.