First eight-lane expressway for SW China province

First eight-lane expressway for SW China province

The first eight-lane expressway was opened to traffic on Jan.27 in Yunnan Province, southwest China.

The 8-km road, which cost 204 million yuan (25 million US dollars), is part of a 78-km expressway connecting the provincial capital of Kunming and Shilin, a world famous tourism resort known for its karst landscape.

The 78-km expressway, scheduled for completion at the end of this year, will be an important traffic outlet for Kunming, and connect with other cities in the province and neighboring provinces.