On February 19, 2021, it was learned from the first promotion meeting of highway project construction in the autonomous region that Xinjiang will continue to construct highway transportation projects in 2021, and the construction of the southern Xinjiang area will start on March 1. The eastern and northern areas (except Altay Individual projects in the region) started construction on April 1.

9 new highway projects in Xinjiang, striving to start construction before June 30

New construction projects include: G3003 Urumqi Ring Expressway (West Line) Project, G218 Line Nalati to Balentai, G217 Line Aletai to Burqin, G331 Line Burqin to Habahe, G580 Line Aksu to Awati, Changji The second phase project of the western Nanshan accompanying highway.

In addition, in accordance with the goal of "projects and other funds", the preliminary work of 15 preparatory projects should be promoted simultaneously to ensure that construction can be started as soon as the conditions are ripe, so that "should be opened as soon as possible and can be opened quickly."

25 road traffic projects in Xinjiang will be completed and opened to traffic within this year

It is understood that in 2021, the autonomous region will complete a fixed asset investment of 60 billion yuan in transportation infrastructure, achieve a total expressway mileage of more than 6000 kilometers, and open to traffic G7 Wutong Daquan-Mulei, G3018 Jinghe to Alashankou, G216 Beitun to Fuyun Expressway 25 projects including highways; accelerate the construction of 31 projects including G0711 Urumqi to Yuli, S21 Altay-Urumqi, and start construction of 9 projects including G218 line Nalati to Balentai. The number of counties with high-speed (first-class) highways increased by 9 to 89, accounting for 83.2%. Newly rebuilt 5700 kilometers of rural roads.

The North-South Xinjiang Expressway Ring Line will be formed within the year

In 2021, the Autonomous Region's highway network around the Junggar Basin and the Tarim Basin (level 1) will be formed, and the main skeleton of the Xinjiang Expressway (level 1) will be fully completed.

In 2021, the S21 Altay-Urumqi Expressway and G216 Beitun-Fuyun Highway Project will be completed. By then, the Junggar Basin Expressway (Level 1) highway in northern Xinjiang will form a closed loop.

The construction of the expressway in southern Xinjiang is also in full swing, from Turpan City to Hotan City through Kashgar City, which has been connected by the expressway. The road project from Luopu to Minfeng to Ruoqiang will be completed within this year, and the road project from Yuli to Ruoqiang will also be completed within this year. At that time, the South Xinjiang Ring-Talimu Basin Expressway (Level 1) highway will be formed. Editor/He Yuting