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World's longest desert expressway completed

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2016-09-26 13:41China.org.cn Editor: Li Yan ECNS App Download
The Linbai project (linking Linhe district in Inner Mongolia to Baigedaon the border between Inner Mongolia and Gansu Province), stretches 930 kilometers, crossing the Badain Jaran Desert, China’s third largest desert, and other depopulated zones with a harsh environment. (Photo/CCTV)

The Linbai project (linking Linhe district in Inner Mongolia to Baigedaon the border between Inner Mongolia and Gansu Province), stretches 930 kilometers, crossing the Badain Jaran Desert, China's third largest desert, and other depopulated zones with a harsh environment. (Photo/CCTV)

An expressway in China's northwestern region, hailed as the world's longest desert stretch, was completed on Sept. 25.

The Linbai project (linking Linhe district in Inner Mongolia to Baigedaon the border between Inner Mongolia and Gansu Province), stretches 930 kilometers, crossing the Badain Jaran Desert, China's third largest desert, and other depopulated zones with a harsh environment.

With a total investment of 37 billion yuan (approximately US$5.55 billion), the stretch of road is the main part of the high-profile Jingxin expressway linking China's capital Beijing and Urumqi in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, expected to complete next year.

It was co-constructed by China Communications Construction, China Railway Group Limited, and China State Construction.

  

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