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Southwest city builds multi-billion yuan transport system
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-30 10:32

Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou province, started the construction of an urban railway network Tuesday.

The 18.9-billion-yuan ($2.76 billion) network will link nine logistic centers and encircle the city.

During the planned four-year construction, a total of 259 km of railways will be built in the city.

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"The urban high-speed railway net is of great significance to the integration and improvement of transport in southwest China," said Liu Zhijun, minister of railways.

On Sunday, Guiyang opened its first round-the-city highway to traffic. It extends 121 km and links the city with other parts of China.

The newly-built highway gives the city the potential to expand its urban area from the current 37 square kilometers to 507 square kilometers so that the area can hold a population of 3.6 million people, double the current total, said Li Jun, secretary of Guiyang City's Communist Party Committee.


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