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China's expressway length reaches 177,000 km by end of 2022

A section of the construction site of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Photo by Xinhua/Shao Rui.
A section of the construction site of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Photo by Xinhua/Shao Rui.

China's expressway mileage under operation had reached 177,000 km by the end of 2022, and China remains the country with the longest expressway mileage in the world, the Ministry of Transport said. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

"By the end of 2022, China's total highway mileage had reached 5.35 million km, an increase of 1.12 million km in the space of 10 years", Guo Sheng, an official with the ministry, told a press conference.

In recent years, China's highway network has constantly improved in terms of both length and quality, with a number of major highway projects completed.

"In the future, China will further optimize its highway network, striving to build a modern highway infrastructure system to ensure mobility of people and goods", – Guo added.

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