Central China's Henan province plans to complete an investment of 150.5 billion yuan in transportation infrastructure construction in 2023, according to the provincial transportation work conference on March 3. Besides, taking new infrastructure construction as a direction for breakthrough and focusing on the construction of a comprehensive transportation network, Henan will commence and complete the construction of a batch of major projects.
In 2022, Henan completed an investment of 159.85 billion yuan in transportation infrastructure construction, an increase of 36.7 percent year-on-year, with a growth rate ranking first in China. Besides, highways and waterways in Henan handled 190 million passenger trips and 2.48 billion tons of cargo last year. It is also worth noting that 102 customized passenger lines were opened, serving 1.05 million passengers last year, and 8,674 specialized transport vehicles serving cold chain and container logistics were put into operation.
According to the plan, by 2025, Henan will have more than 10 thousand kilometers of expressways open to traffic, about 250 thousand kilometers of rural roads and 2 thousand kilometers of inland waterways, with the mileage of Class II highways at and above the provincial level accounting for over 75 percent of the total. Besides, Henan will be developed into a hub economy pilot area and a demonstration area with strong transportation network by then with a "米+井+人"-shaped comprehensive transportation network completely built. (Chinese source: Henan Daily Reporter: Sun Jing Translator: Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Chen Xingjie)
