China invests in transportation infrastructure

Construction of the 26.4- kilometre Jinan-Changqing line of the Jinan-Liaocheng railway in China will begin during March 2014. The project includes nine stations and will cost US$2.18 billion in total, out of which US$202 million is scheduled to be invested in 2014. Meanwhile, two cross-river bridge construction projects will be kicked off in Jinan in May 2014. They include a dual-use bridge across the Yellow River that will cost US$262 million and the 13.5- kilometre Changqing Yellow River bridge, which
February 19, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
Construction of the 26.4- kilometre Jinan-Changqing line of the Jinan-Liaocheng railway in China will begin during March 2014. The project includes nine stations and will cost US$2.18 billion in total, out of which US$202 million is scheduled to be invested in 2014.

Meanwhile, two cross-river bridge construction projects will be kicked off in Jinan in May 2014. They include a dual-use bridge across the Yellow River that will cost US$262 million and the 13.5- kilometre Changqing Yellow River bridge, which will involve a US$250 million investment.

A further US$421 million will be invested in the east section of No. 2 south ring road construction project and US$558 million will be spent on building the Shunhe elevated road south extension. Another US$1.4 billion will be invested in the west and south sections of No. 2 south ring road.

In Shanxi province in northern China, US$3.46 billion is to be invested in 1,800 kilometres of rural and truck roads and 1,665 kilometres of highway construction in 2014.

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