The Beijing-Urumqi Expressway, the longest desert-crossing expressway in the world, fully opened to traffic on Wednesday after its last section in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was put into operation.
The expressway linking Beijing and Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, has a total length of 2,800 km, with over 500 km passing through desert and no man s land.
It cuts the driving distance between Urumqi and Beijing by more than 1,300 km, making it the fastest road to cross north China.
The Beijing-Urumqi Expressway, the longest desert-crossing expressway in the world, fully opened to traffic on Wednesday after the last section of the route in northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was put into operation.
Update-Xinhua Headlines: World s longest desert-crossing expressway in full operation
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