China: Highway projects construction approved in Xinjiang

In China's Xinjiang region, the G30 Sailimu Lake-Wusu highway renovation and the Kashgar-Aksu highway construction projects have been approved by the regional authority. The 301km Sailimu Lake-Wusu highway renovation is scheduled for completion by the end of October 2013, following an investment of US $ 631.05 million.

September 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min

In China's Xinjiang region, the G30 Sailimu Lake-Wusu highway renovation and the Kashgar-Aksu highway construction projects have been approved by the regional authority.

The 301km Sailimu Lake-Wusu highway renovation is scheduled for completion by the end of October 2013, following an investment of US $ 631.05 million. The 429.47km Kashgar-Aksu highway will cost US $ 1.94 billion, with work on it due to finish in 2015.

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In China, the news that the construction industry has been waiting for came with an announcement over infrastructure spending. The Chinese Government said it will invest heavily in infrastructure spending over the next few years, some US$157 billion, particularly in extending the country’s high speed rail network. Some $4.45 billion will be invested in transport infrastructure in 2012. Of the total, $790 million will go on rural road improvements, of which 88% will be used in the central and western regions

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