HIGHWAYS

2.1.13

The

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zuhai

Super-highway

The

superhighway is 302 km long. Phase 1 of the project covers the section from Buanggang ( 皇崗 ) in Shenzhen to the Guangzhou Nitrate Fertilizers Factory,

the total length of which is 120 km. Construction of

the section started this year and is expected to be completed

The design capacity is 40,000

veh/day.

by

1990.

-

Part

It is

2.1.14 The existing Guangzhou-Shenzher Class II Highway

of this road is now used by over 7,000 veh./day.

proposed that class I highway or a "motor car only" highway (about 300 km long) be built between Shenzhen

and Shantou with a design capacity of 14,000 veh/day.

2.1.15

Highways radiating from Guangzhou: 13 trunk roads with Guangzhou as their centre will be improved/upgraded. Jiujiang Bridge ( 71) will be completed in 1988

SQ that vehicle ferries vill no longer be necessary in

all the major routes of the Province.

It is estimated that with the above improvements, the number of vehicles running from Guangdong to Hong Kong

will increase.

PORTS

it will be expanded and a new port will

新沙

The throughput

2.1.16 Huangpu Port

be developed at Xinsha. (

to 31 m tornes in ten years' time.

capacity will be increased from the current 15 m

tonnes

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