Coastal Expressway Opens in South China

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 ◆ Coastal Expressway Opens in South China

A 149-kilometer expressway along the west coast of the Guangdong Province in south China opened to traffic recently, bringing the length of Guangdong's expressway to 1,500 kilometers. The four-lane expressway from Xinhui to Yangjiang, which has cost 5.7 billion yuan, is part of the national coastal highway.

The completion of the expressway will reduce the traveling time from west Guangdong to Hong Kong, Macao and other cities on the Pearl River delta, and help boost the local economy, provincial highway officials say.