[Shandong plans to build 5,040 kilometers of scenic roads]Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Transport issued the province's first special tourism transportation layout plan -- Shandong Provincial Tourism Transportation Network Main Framework Layout Plan (2023-2030) (referred to as "Plan"), focusing on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Yellow River National Cultural Park (Shandong section), along the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, Yimeng Revolutionary old base area and other cultural and tourism resource enrichment areas. To systematically construct the province's fast-forward and slow-travel tourism transportation network, promote the integrated development of transportation and tourism, and strongly support the construction of Shandong Demonstration Zone, a transportation powerhouse. Shandong will form five theme corridors, namely the Qianli Coastal corridor in the east, the Lufeng Canal in the west, the Red Yimeng Corridor in the south, the Yellow River entering the sea in the north, and the Great Wall Tracing in the middle, which will constitute the overall layout of the tourist scenic corridor around Shandong. The total scale of scenic byway is about 6580 kilometers, of which 5040 kilometers are highways and 1540 kilometers are dike-top roads and municipal roads. In addition, Shandong will also plan to build a number of scenic roads to further smooth the last kilometer of the scenic area. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
In March 2026, the construction bidding for three sections of the second phase of the Yongjin Quzhou Expressway will be launched, with a total length of 44 kilometers and an estimated total investment of 29.344 billion yuan. The project starts from Wucheng, Jinhua and ends at the border between Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, with six lanes in both directions. The first phase of 78 kilometers has started construction, and the second phase is the last section of the entire line that has not yet been opened. It is planned to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of 2029.Editor/Gao Xue
On March 19, 2026, the upgrade and renovation project of Xuwenyang Wind Farm in Guangdong Province was publicly announced before approval. The total investment of the project is 1.276 billion yuan. 33 old wind turbines will be dismantled and replaced with 230MW new units, and the booster station will be renovated synchronously. This is the first batch of large-scale demonstration projects for the upgrading and capacity expansion of old wind farms in Guangdong Province.Editor/Gao Xue