This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows motor vehicles running in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section.
In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin, and Xiongxian counties and some adjacent areas.
The area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. ■
A vehicle is pictured in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 28, 2023. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows a toll station on the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows direction signs on the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Vehicles are pictured in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 28, 2023. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows a grand bridge along the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Vehicles are pictured in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 28, 2023. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows motor vehicles running in a section of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Beijing, capital of China. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows a toll station on the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Photo by Liu Xiao/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows vehicles moving on the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Photo by Liu Xiao/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2023 shows the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Photo by Liu Xiao/Xinhua)
Vehicles pass through a toll station on the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2023. A new segment of the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway opened to traffic on Thursday, marking the completion of the entire expressway, according to China's transport authority.
The direct expressway between Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in north China's Hebei Province, will reduce the driving time between Beijing's southwestern fifth ring road to Xiong'an New Area to an hour, the Ministry of Transport said.
The major body of the expressway is approximately 97 km long, comprising the 70-km Hebei segment and the 27-km Beijing section. (Photo by Liu Xiao/Xinhua)
