Length 56.36 km | Constructed 20 April 2009 | |
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Existed: 20 April 2009 – present East end: G218 in Bayandai, Yining, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang | ||
The Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway (Chinese: 清水河—伊宁高速公路, Uyghur: چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Qingyi Expressway (Chinese: 清伊高速公路), is a 56.36-kilometre-long-Chinese expressway (35.02 mi) in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, China. It connects the towns of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County, and Bayandai, in Yining City (also known as Ghulja). It opened on 20 April 2009.
Contents
- Map of G 3016 Qing Yi Gao Su Yili Hasakezizhizhou Xinjiang Weiwuerzizhiqu China
- Route
- Future
- References
Map of G 3016 Qing Yi Gao Su, Yili Hasakezizhizhou, Xinjiang Weiwuerzizhiqu, China
The expressway is an auxiliary line of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway. It branches from the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway at Qingshuihe.
Route
The expressway begins at an interchange with the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway east of the town of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County. It proceeds southward, crossing China National Highway 312 and paralleling much of China National Highway 218, which also connects Qingshuihe with Yining. The expressway runs beside China National Highway 218, before deviating eastward as it approaches Shuiding, the county seat of Huocheng County. It passes through the Huocheng Tunnel and then curves southward, joining China National Highway 218 again at the town of Huiyuan. The expressway returns to an easterly direction, paralleling China National Highway 218 for the rest of the route until its eastern terminus in Bayandai, in Yining City.
Future
An extension of the expressway further eastward to the town of Dunmazha, in Yining County, is currently under construction. This section will be known as the Yining–Dunmazha Expressway. It will be 67.40 kilometres (41.88 mi) in length and will begin at the 49+899.2 kilometre marker of the current Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway. It is unsure as to whether this section will be designated G3016.