On December 26, 2021, the mobilization meeting for the start of the Lingling-Daoxian Expressway in Hunan was held in Yongzhou City. In 2021, 4 new expressways will be built in Hunan Province, with a total investment of 74 billion yuan. As of December 2021, the total mileage of expressways open to traffic in Hunan Province totaled 7,079 kilometers, ranking eighth in China. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Hunan plans to complete a total of 300 billion yuan in transportation investment and build a total of 9,000 kilometers of expressways.

The Lingdao Expressway is located in the south of Yongzhou City, Hunan. It starts from Fujiaqiao Town and connects with the Yongling Expressway under construction. It passes through Lingling District, Shuangpai County, and finally Niaolishu Village in Daoxian County, connecting with G76 Xiarong Expressway. The main line of the project has a construction mileage of 76.187 kilometers. It adopts two-way four-lane expressway standards and is designed with speeds of 100km/h and 120km/h respectively. There are 7 interconnection stations, 6 interconnection toll stations, 2 service areas and a total investment of 11.639 billion. Yuan. The project is led by Hunan Expressway Group Co., Ltd. and implemented by 12 units including China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.

It is understood that the Zero Road Expressway project is required for the development and growth of regional traffic volume, as well as for the construction of the National One Belt One Road and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is planned to be completed in 2025. At that time, a branch line of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area of Hohbei Expressway will be formed, connecting Yongzhou City to the south to Guangxi and Guangdong, optimizing the structure of the Hunan Expressway network, improving the comprehensive transportation network of highways, railways, water transport, and aviation, and promoting tourism, minerals, etc. along the line. Development and utilization of resources. Editor/He Yuting