G3612 Pingdingshan–Yichang Expressway
Road in China
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The G3612 Pingdingshan–Yichang Expressway (Chinese: 平顶山至宜昌高速公路), also referred to as the Pingyi Expressway (Chinese: 平宜高速公路), is an expressway in China that connects Pingdingshan, Henan to Yichang, Hubei.[1]
Route
Henan
Pingdingshan to Nanyang
The original S83 Lannan Expressway section from Pingdingshan to Nanyang, has a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour and was opened to traffic on 12 December 2004.[2][3]
Nanyang to Xinye
The section from Nanyang to Xinye has a total length of around 60 kilometers.[4][5]
Hubei
Xinye to Xiangyang
The section from Xinye to Xiangyang has a total length of around 70 kilometers.
Xiangyang to Yichang
The Xiangyi Expressway starts from the South Outer Ring Road of Xiangyang City, passes through Xiangcheng District, Nanzhang County, Yuan'an County, Dangyang, and connects with the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway in Yiling District.
The route is 156 kilometers long and had a construction period of 48 months. Upon completion, the expressway travel time between Yichang and Xiangyang was shortened from 3 hours to 1.5 hours.
