China National Highway Network Planning (2013–2030)


China National Highway Network Planning is a plan by the Chinese Ministry of Transport to significantly expand the China National Highways network. The plan calls for the construction of of Expressways and of toll-free trunk highways. The expansion is planned to connect every county in China by national trunk highway, and every city with a population over 200,000 by expressway. At the publication of the plans in 2013, there were still 18 cities that lacked an expressway connection, as well as over 900 counties not connected by trunk highways. The cost of the plan is estimated at 4.7 trillion yuan.