According to statistics from cnsuido01 (Infrastructure Express Big Data), recently, government departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, provincial development and reform commissions/transportation departments, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Transport approved 14 major railway and highway transportation projects each with an investment of over 500 million yuan, with a total project value of 107.4 billion yuan. These include large projects worth tens of billions of yuan such as the new Hepu-Zhanjiang Railway, the Wuhe-Mengcheng Expressway, the Yuxi Airport Expressway, and the Duyun-Shangri-La Expressway. The approvals cover feasibility study reports, project approval, construction land, and preliminary design. The specific project approvals are as follows:

Railway Projects

29.2 billion yuan

1.1 New Hepu-Zhanjiang Railway Project

Latest update: According to news on June 8, 2023, the adjusted feasibility study report of the project was recently approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.

Total investment: approximately 25.7 billion yuan

Length of new main line: 141.665 km

Design speed: 350 km/h

Stations: 4

Construction period: 4 years

Project overview: The Hepu-Zhanjiang high-speed railway leads off laterally from Hepu Station on the existing Yongbei Line, passing through Beihai, Shankou, Lianjiang, and Suixi to Zhanjiang West Station. The new main line is 141.665 km long, with 4 new stations: Beihai North (passing station), Shankou, Lianjiang South, and Suixi South. There are 50 main-line bridges with a cumulative total length of 98.784 km, no tunnel works, and bridges account for 69.74% of the entire line.

1.2 Railway Dedicated Line of Suixian Chubei Public-Rail Intermodal Logistics Co., Ltd.

Latest update: On June 11, 2023, the project approval was approved by the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Total project investment: 1.21618 billion yuan

Total line length: 15.976 km

Design speed: 80 km/h

Stations: 2

Construction period: 24 months

Project overview: The project is located within Suixian County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. The line connects to the east side of Suiyangdian Station on the Handan Railway, crosses over the planned reconstructed National Highway 316, avoids the Heilongkou and Lucheng River Reservoir drinking water source protection areas, and sets up Shicaiyuan Station on the north side of Lipowan, Wushan Town. The total line length is 15.976 km, with 2 stations: Suiyangdian (existing) and Shicaiyuan. The main construction content includes line, track, station yard, subgrade, bridges and tunnels, and supporting buildings, vehicles, water supply and drainage, communications, signaling, and electric power works.

1.3 Shishou Port Multimodal Transport Railway Dedicated Line Project

Latest update: On June 19, 2023, the project approval was approved by the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Total project investment: 1.43756 billion yuan

Total line length: 17.04 km

Design speed: 80 km/h

Stations: 2

Construction period: 24 months

Project overview: The project is located within Shishou City, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. The line connects to the east side of Shishou Station on the Haolebaoji Railway, passes eastward under the Haolebaoji Railway, runs northward in parallel along the west side of the Zaoshi Expressway, crosses over the under-construction National Highway G234 and Provincial Highway S221, then crosses eastward over the Dongfang Canal to the new Port Station. The total line length is 17.04 km. The line has 2 stations: Shishou (existing) and Port Logistics Park. The main construction content includes line, track, station yard, subgrade, bridges and tunnels, and supporting buildings, vehicles, water supply and drainage, communications, signaling, and electric power works.

1.4 Neijiang International Logistics Port Railway Dedicated Line Project

Latest update: On June 21, 2023, the project approval was approved by the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Total project investment: 847.38 million yuan

Planned construction period: 12 months Main

construction content: The project is located in Baima Town, Neijiang City, and connects to Neijiang South Station on the Neijiang-Liupanshui Line. On the opposite side of the station building at Neijiang South Station, one dedicated-line freight loading/unloading track will be built, with an effective length of 780 m. Outside the freight track, a container loading/unloading yard will be built, with 2 stub-end freight tracks, each with an effective length of 780 m. At the Liupanshui end of the station, one dedicated-line shunting lead track will be built, with an effective length of 850 m. The total track laying length is 5.232 km. Phase I plans to build 1 arrival-departure track, 2 loading/unloading tracks, 2 warehouses, and 2 supporting gantry cranes; Phase II will build 1 cold-chain container loading/unloading track and 2 warehouses. The total planned investment for Phase I is approximately 850 million yuan, with a designed arrival and departure volume of 2.67 million tons/year.

Start date: Construction is planned to start in August this year.

Highway Projects

78.2 billion yuan

2.1 Wuhe-Mengcheng Expressway Project

Latest update: According to news on June 6, 2023, the construction land for the Wuhe-Mengcheng Expressway Project (Bengbu City section) was approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Approved budget estimate: 14.797 billion yuan

Total project length: 119.509 km

Design speed: 120 km/h

Construction period: 3 years

Project overview: The project starts in Shuangzhongmiao Town, Wuhe County, passes through Guzhen and Huaiyuan, and ends westward in Banqiaoji Town, Mengcheng County, connecting to the under-construction Bozhou-Mengcheng Expressway. The entire line adopts the standard of a two-way four-lane expressway, with a design speed of 120 km/h and a subgrade width of 27 m. It has 4 hub interchanges: Wuhe North, Guzhen South, Baoji, and Banqiaoji, and 10 interchanges including Wuhe North (hub), Dongliuji, Guzhen South (hub), Liancheng, Yangmiao (reserved), Baoji (hub), Bengbu Airport, Shuangqiaoji, Banqiaoji South, and Banqiaoji (hub). It is planned to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of December 2025.

Winning bidders:

Construction Section TJ-01: CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-02: Poly Changda Engineering Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-03: China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-04: Anhui Transportation Construction Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-05: Anhui Road & Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-06: Anhui Transportation Construction Co., Ltd.

Construction Section TJ-07: Poly Changda Engineering Co., Ltd.

Start date: June 18, 2023

2.2 Yuxi Airport Expressway (Hongta District Yanhe to Jiangchuan District Jiangcheng) Project

Latest update: On June 13, 2023, the preliminary design was approved by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Transport.

Approved preliminary design budget estimate: 10.99295 billion yuan

Total route length: 38.277 km

Design speed: 100 km/h

Total construction period: 3 years

Project overview: The route starts near Shaopo, Yanhe Subdistrict, Hongta District, Yuxi City, where a hub interchange connects to the national expressway G8511 Kunming-Mohan Expressway, and ends near Taoyuan Village, Jiangcheng Town, Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, where a hub interchange connects to the Chengjiang-Jiangchuan Expressway. The total route length is 38.277 km. The entire line has 4 interchanges: Yuxi South (hub), Shaopo, Jiuxi, and Taoyuan (hub). The entire line is built to the standard of a two-way six-lane expressway, with a design speed of 100 km/h.

2.3 National Highway G324 Longwen Chaoyang Zhangbin to Lantian Caiban Section Highway Project

Latest update: On June 15, 2023, the feasibility study report was approved by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Estimated total project investment: 1.15 billion yuan

Total route length: approximately 4.7 km

Design speed: 80 km/h

Construction period: 18 months

Project construction scale and main content: The project starts in Zhangbin Village, Chaoyang Town, Longwen District, connecting to the under-construction National Highway G324 Longhai Jiaomei Dabeitou to Longwen Chaoyang Zhangbin section. It sets up the Beihuan Road interchange to intersect with Beihuancheng Road and cross over the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway, and ends in Caiban Village, Lantian Town, connecting to the National Highway G324 Longwen District Donghuancheng Road Mazhou Bridge section. The entire line is built to the standard of a Class I highway with urban road functions, with a design speed of 80 km/h, two-way eight lanes, and a subgrade width of 34 m.

2.4 National Highway G228 Licheng Beigao Chongqin to Xiuyu Daitou Houhai (Seawall Section) Project

Latest update: On June 15, 2023, the feasibility study report was approved by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Estimated total project investment: 640 million yuan

Total route length: approximately 2.92 km

Design speed: 80 km/h

Construction period: 24 months

Project construction scale and main content: The route starts in Chongqin Village, Beigao Town, Licheng District, connecting to the existing National Highway G228 Beigao Chengton to Xiuyu Houhai 303 Seawall section. The Houhai Grand Bridge is built over the inner sea, and the route ends in Panzhai Village, Daitou Town, Xiuyu District, intersecting at grade with the existing National Highway G228 Xiuyu Daitou Port Road. Necessary transportation facilities and a coastal scenic road will be built simultaneously. The entire line is built to the standard of a Class I highway, with a design speed of 80 km/h, two-way six lanes, and a subgrade width of 30 m.

Start date: Construction started on September 27, 2022

2.5 National Highway G228 Fu'an Wushan Grand Bridge Highway Project

Latest update: On June 19, 2023, the feasibility study report was approved by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Estimated total project investment: 883 million yuan

Total route length: approximately 3.7 km

Design speed: 60 km/h

Construction period: 36 months

Project construction scale and main content: The route starts in Niwan Village, Saiqi Town, Fu'an City, connecting to the existing National Highway G228 Wanwu to Changqi section. The route runs northwest, passes through Changqi Village, builds the Wushan Grand Bridge between Changqi Village and Xiachangqi Village to Ganjiang Village, then passes through Nantang Village and ends in Gangbian Village, Gantang Town, Fu'an City, connecting to the existing National Highway G228 Gantang to Yingping section. Necessary transportation and municipal facilities and a coastal scenic road will be built simultaneously. The entire line is built to the standard of a Class I highway with municipal functions, with a design speed of 60 km/h, two-way six lanes, and a subgrade width of 36 m.

Start date: Construction started on December 23, 2022, and it is planned to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of 2025.

2.6 National Highway 111 Shebotu to Haggenmiao Section Highway

Latest update: On June 20, 2023, the construction land procedures were approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Total investment: 742 million yuan

Total route length: 39.5 km

Project overview: The Shebotu to Haggenmiao section highway is a section of National Highway 111 Beijing-Mohe Highway. It is an important part of the national and autonomous region trunk highway network and the most convenient highway corridor connecting Tongliao City and Hinggan League. The project route is 39.5 km long and is built to the standard of a two-way four-lane Class I highway.

2.7 New Cheliwan Interchange Project on the Luoning Section of Shenhai Expressway

Latest update: On June 20, 2023, the feasibility study report was approved by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Estimated total project investment: approximately 554 million yuan

Construction period: 24 months

Project construction scale and main content: The crossing chainage of this project with the Shenhai Expressway is K1990+400. A semi-directional T-shaped interchange scheme is adopted, and the main line within the interchange area is approximately 0.96 km long. The interchange has 5 ramps with a total length of 1.96 km, a design speed of 40 km/h, a one-way single-lane subgrade width of 9 m, a one-way two-lane subgrade width of 10.5 m, and a two-way two-lane subgrade width of 16.5 m. One toll station is provided. The total length of the interchange connecting line is 0.379 km, with a design speed of 40 km/h, two-way four lanes, and a subgrade width of 21 m.

2.8 National Highway G638 Anxi Chengxiang Matou to Jingu Tangnei Section Highway Project

Latest update: On June 21, 2023, the feasibility study report was approved by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Estimated total project investment: 721 million yuan

Total route length: approximately 12.7 km

Design speed: 60 km/h

Construction period: 36 months

Project construction scale and main content: The route starts in Matou Village, Chengxiang Town, Anxi County, connecting to the existing National Highway G638. It passes through Pengge Village and Lingnan Village, then runs along the northwest hillside of Penglai Town, passes through Longchuandao and Hukong, and ends in Tangnei Village, Jingu Town, connecting to the existing National Highway G638. The entire line is built to the standard of a Class I highway, with a design speed of 60 km/h. The section from Chengxiang Matou at the starting point to Penglai Town (approximately 7 km) and the section from Penglai Town to the endpoint Jingu Tangnei (approximately 2.7 km) are two-way four lanes with a subgrade width of 18 m; the Penglai Town section (approximately 3 km) is two-way six lanes with a subgrade width of 25 m.

2.9 National Expressway Network G7611 Duyun to Shangri-La Expressway Ninglang to Shangri-La Section Construction Project

Latest update: According to news on June 28, 2023, the preliminary design of the project was approved by the Ministry of Transport.

Estimated project investment: 46.9 billion yuan

Total length: 181.243 km

Design speed: 80 km/h

Total construction period: 5 years

Project overview: The route starts at Dahuashan Tunnel at the Sichuan-Yunnan provincial border near Xiaodong Village, Hongqiao, Ninglang, Lijiang, and ends at Yisong south of Shangri-La, with a total length of 181.243 km. Of this, 168.968 km is in Yunnan and 12.275 km is in Sichuan. The main line is built to the standard of a two-way four-lane expressway, with a design speed of 80 km/h. The entire line has 12 interchanges: Lugu Lake, Cuiyu, Dongpodian, Gewa, Labo, Zhuozi, Luoji, Gangou, Jiulong, Pudacuo, Tianshengqiao, and Yisong (hub). Yunnan will simultaneously build 8 interchange connecting lines: Tianshengqiao (Shangri-La East), Lugu Lake, Cuiyu, Gewa, Labo, Luoji, Gangou, and Jiulong, with a total length of 22.185 km; Sichuan will simultaneously build the Zhuozi interchange connecting line, 1.675 km long. The Tianshengqiao interchange connecting line is built to the Class I highway standard, and the other interchange connecting lines are built to the Class III highway standard.

Winning bidder for the power dedicated line design and construction general contracting (EPC): Yunnan Tianxing Industrial Co., Ltd., Yunnan Honghe Electric Power Design Co., Ltd., Yunnan Jiaofa Investment Development and Operation Co., Ltd., and Yunnan Dinglun Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

2.10 S216 Huaihong New River Grand Bridge and Connecting Line Project

Latest update: According to news on June 29, 2023, the feasibility study report of the project was approved by the Bengbu Municipal Development and Reform Commission.

Total project investment: 897 million yuan

Total route length: approximately 10 km

Design speed: 60 km/h

Project overview: The project starts at the junction of Xiaowei Town and Shenji Town on the existing S216, extends southward to rebuild the old road, crosses the Huaihong New River via the west side of Xiahuang Village, and connects southward to Provincial Highway S311 via the east side of Minpan.