A new expressway project has been launched to link Jiyuan and Jiaozuo cities in central China's Henan Province.
The provincial development planning commission has also approved the construction of another expressway to link up Anyang City with Linzhou City.
The Jiyuan-Jiaozuo expressway will measure 54.442 kilometers and cost an estimated 1.71 billion yuan (about US$206 million). The Anyang-Linzhou expressway will measure 55.34 kilometers and has an estimated price tag of 1.6 billion yuan (about US$193 million).
The province is expected to launch a total of seven new expressway projects this year, according to official sources.
(People's Daily June 18, 2003)
