Beijing's Freeways Now Approaching Total 500km

2002/12/01

The second and third phases of Beijing's Fifth Ring Road project are now open to traffic, bringing the city's total freeway length to 444km. Overall, this year has seen the completion of 128km of freeways in the city.

Some 60km of the 100-km Fifth Ring Road have been opened to traffic this year, while about 100km of the 200-km Sixth Ring Road are also now in use. Beijing's highway network will help alleviate traffic jams, encourage ecological protection and provide a much-improved motoring environment in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to traffic experts.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, December 2002 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism