Aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2022 shows the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)
LHASA, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The second passageway to Medog County is a 67.22-km highway connecting Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The first one connects the county with Zhamog Township, Bomi County.
After the new highway opens to traffic, the length of the road connecting the city proper of Nyingchi and Medog County will be shortened to 180 km from 346 km, cutting travel time to four hours.
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2022 shows the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 18, 2020 shows the construction site of the Doxong Pass tunnel exit on the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)
A worker sows seeds near the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 11, 2021. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)
Workers work at the construction site of the Laohuzui tunnel on the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 9, 2021. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)■
