Yunnan's North-South Road fully upgraded to expressway standards

The 1,032 km long North-South Road in Yunnan was recently upgraded to expressway standards. Planning and construction of the North-South Expressway began with the Songming-Kunming Expressway (Yunnan's No.1 Expressway) whose construction started in September 1994. After years of construction, most of the sections had been upgraded to expressway standards, but there were still some sections that were secondary roads. In 2012, Yunnan began to upgrade the entire North-South Road to expressway standards, expecting to complete construction in three years.

The upgrade of the Road to expressway standards provides a continuous expressway link between Funing County in south Yunnan and Shuifu County in the north. It extends north to the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and stretches south to the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. And it will provide a strong impetus to Yunnan's efforts to build centres whose spheres of influence extend across South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Yunnans North-South Road fully upgraded to expressway standards

The 1,032 km long North-South Road in Yunnan was recently upgraded to expressway standards. Planning and construction of the North-South Expressway began with the Songming-Kunming Expressway (Yunnans No.1 Expressway) whose construction started in September 1994. After years of construction, most of the sections had been upgraded to expressway standards, but there were still some sections that were secondary roads. In 2012, Yunnan began to upgrade the entire North-South Road to expressway standards, expecting to complete construction in three years. The upgrade of the Road to expressway standards provides a continuous expressway link between Funing County in south Yunnan and Shuifu County in the north. It extends north to the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and stretches south to the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. And it will provide a strong impetus to Yunnans efforts to build centres whose spheres of influence extend across South Asia and Southeast Asia.