The Simao-Lancang highway in Southwest China's Yunnan Province recently opened to traffic, shortening travel time between the two terminations to 1.5 hours.
Starting from Simao district in Puer, the four-lane 125-kilometer highway spans the Lancang River and has a designed speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
Its operation is expected to boost joint economic development in Puer's downtown and in the triangle-shaped region consisting of Lancang, Menglian and Ximeng counties.
In addition, the highway will link the Kunming-Bangkok Expressway, the Lancang-Mekong "international golden waterway", and Lancang Jingmai Airport, which will promote opening-up of the border areas.
China Highway Engineering Consulting Corporation, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Limited, was responsible for feasibility research of the entire line as well as survey and design of the No. 2 highway section.
An aerial view of the Simao-Lancang highway in Yunnan Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
A view of a highway section of the Simao-Lancang highway along the river [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)
