NDRC: China to Build About 21,000 Km of New Expressways During 15th Five-Year Plan Period

The National Development and Reform Commission said on November 4 that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will build about 21,000 kilometers of new expressways to connect the national highway network, accelerate the construction of riverside expressways and metropolitan area ring roads that remain to be connected, and promote capacity expansion and smart upgrades on expressways such as the Lianyungang-Khorgas, Shenyang-Haikou, and Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau. It will also reasonably control the scale and pace of local expressway construction. During the same period, China will build about 2,500 kilometers of new national high-grade waterways and more than 100 automated berths of 10,000-ton class or above. It will accelerate the building of the world-class Shanghai International Shipping Center, optimize and upgrade port clusters in the Yangtze River Delta and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, actively develop port clusters along the southeast coast and around Beibu Gulf, and build a new Three Gorges waterway channel. (21st Century Business Herald)